China eyes Afghan hi-tech treasures

29 August 2021 - 05:00

By Bloomberg

When the US invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the global economy looked a lot different: Tesla wasn't a company, the iPhone didn't exist and artificial intelligence was best known as a Steven Spielberg film.

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