Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the United States withdrawal from Afghanistan was “a laughing stock,” during a daily press conference on Aug. 19. Islamist terrorist group Taliban swept across Afghanistan and took over the capital Kabul as the U.S. troops withdrew from where the forces had been stationed since 2001. Although the evacuation marks an end to the years of U.S. casualties in the Middle Eastern country, the decision has come under harsh criticism—and China seized the opportunity to put up the pressure. Rather than denying a reporter’s remark about “China is laughing at the U.S.” during the conference, spokesperson Hua said, “Isn’t this a laughing stock in itself?” Hua said that some U.S. media and individuals “habitually” take every opportunity to shift blame, suggesting that the United States has failed Afghanistan. “As to whether the United States’ Afghanistan policy is a failure and whether U.S. allies still …