The Taliban’s political office spokesperson Naeem Wardak in a Twitter post said that a nine-member delegation led by the head of political office Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar visited China on July 27-28, reports Khamma News. As per the tweet posted by Naeem Wardak, the Taliban delegation met with the Foreign Minister of China, Wang Yi. The delegation includes, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Suhail Shaheen, Abdulsalaam Hanafi, Khairullah Khairkhaw, Shahabudeen Delawar, Matiullah Khales, Emar Yaser, Nebrasulhaq Aziz, and Naeem Wardak.Reuters adds that according to an account of the meeting given by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, MinisterWang Yi told the Taliban that the group is expected to "play an important role in the process of peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan". Wang Yi also said that he hoped the Taliban would crackdown on the East Turkestan Islamic Movement [ETIM] as it was a "direct threat to China's national security."