that china might try to take over the strategic air force basewe need to watch china because i think you are going to see china make a move for bagram air force base i think they are also making a move in afghanistan and trying to use pakistan to get stronger to go against india so we have got a lot of issues she saidchina has dangled the prospect of providing the two things the taliban needs to govern afghanistan diplomatic recognition and muchneeded infrastructure and economic assistance brahma chellaney professor of strategic studies at the centre for policy research in new delhi told reuters recentlyan opportunistic china is certain to exploit the new opening to make strategic inroads into mineralrich afghanistan and deepen its penetration of pakistan iran and central asia he had saidwith inputs from agencies