that's what we said for the the pentagon house claim china is attempting to erode u. s. influence in the asia pacific region. by drawing attention to the chaotic american withdrawal from afghanistan last year in 2021. the peoples republic of china employed multiple diplomatic tools in an attempt to erode u. s. and partner influence, such as highlight in the u. s. withdrawal from afghanistan and criticizing us backed security partnerships people's republic of china, officials and state media outlets also repeatedly condemned the u. s withdrawal from afghanistan and cited the withdraw as evidence that the u. s. is an unreliable partner and declining power. the u. s. withdrawal has been called one of the defining moments of recent rural history. after 20 years of its military operation in afghanistan, the pentagon quits in the face of the taliban advance and left behind thousands of people who had been helping the u. s. army over many years. a bomb attack by an isis linked group at campbell airports as people are trying to flee, killed at least 160 civilians, and 13 u. s