Many Chinese companies have expressed an interest in investing in Afghanistan's mining, particularly the lithium industry. Since Afghanistan possesses the world's greatest lithium reserve. Aside from that, Afghanistan has a total estimated mine deposit of $1 trillion dollar.
Furthermore, lithium is the most important component in the production of storage batteries, which is critical in the transition away from fossil fuels.
Furthermore, Taliban officials recently met with officials from a number of Chinese private companies to discuss mining in Afghanistan.
The mining and agriculture sectors, as well as construction, have piqued the corporations' interest.
Since China is the world's largest mineral consumer and a long-term investor in a number of Asian countries. As a result of Xi Jinping's initiative, the belt and road infrastructure that have been in implementation since many years.
Furthermore, China has already invested in the mining reserves of several poor countries, including those in Africa and South America.
Although China has not recognised the Taliban's administration, it maintains close ties with them. Furthermore, the Chinese tabloid Global Times revealed earlier this month that representatives from a number of Chinese private enterprises visited Afghanistan and the Taliban in November to discuss future projects and goals. They have also undertaken numerous assessments and on-site inspections from a variety of existing lithium sides, as well as exploring other business ventures.