Before anyone jumps to any conclusions about China especially any desire to see them as friends of Islam read these paragraphs from that same article.
The U.S. presence in Afghanistan has always been a controversial one for Chinese politicians. China joined the global war on terror because bin Laden's political agenda of setting up an Arab caliphate and sponsoring terrorism presented a direct threat to its restive Muslim north-western region of Xinjiang. But Beijing has been suspicious of the U.S. intentions, worrying that Washington is pursuing a broader agenda for long-term presence in the region, which China regards as its backyard.
Beijing officially hailed the killing of the terrorist leader by the U.S. as "a milestone and a positive development for the international anti-terrorism efforts."
"Terrorism is the common enemy of the international community. China has also been a victim of terrorism," foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu was quoted by the official Xinhua news agency as saying after bin Laden's death.
She was referring to Xinjiang, where Muslim separatists have been waging a bloody insurgency against Chinese rule. Beijing had linked the global war against terror with its struggle to quell separatist sentiments in the Muslim region, insisting insurgents are aided from outside.
Chinese public reaction to the news of bin Laden's death has mixed reluctant admiration at the success of the secret mission played out reportedly on screens in front of U.S. President Barack Obama with outright fear over what comes next.
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Keep in mind China is now the world's second largest consumer of petroleum and as it's industrialization grows so will it'spetroleum needs. China needs to import virtually all of it's oil. It has very few routes to go to obtain it. Going eastward it is faily well blocked by Japan and the Pacific ocean Going South id it is blocked by the Himalaya Mountains. Going west it is blocked by Russia and Europe. Going North it is blocked by the Arctic.
The most logical routes to obtain oil seem to be South East Asia and South West Asia. South west Asia seems to be the most logical as a pipe line through Afghanistan and Pakistan could connect them with the Arab oil production Nations of the Mideast.
This seems to be the incentive for china to want the USA out of the region, not because they have sympathy for Muslims. I think Chinas real concern is how the USA will hinder them from entering into the Mideast.