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The Chinese leader praised the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a guardrail of global stabilityThe Chinese leader praised the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a guardrail of global stability
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed top leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday.
More than 20 heads of state and representatives from ten international organizations are attending the gathering. The summit, which wraps up on Monday, unfolds against the backdrop of rising global tensions – from the Ukraine conflict and Israel’s war in Gaza to escalating trade disputes sparked by US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The summit will address regional security, economic cooperation, and cultural ties, along with transport, energy, digitalization, AI, and green development. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among a dozen others at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday. Xi urged SCO members and partner nations to resist “hegemonism and power politics,” and called for a more just global governance system, while Putin said the group could become a leading vehicle for change and voiced support for China’s initiatives.
On Tuesday, Putin will travel to Beijing for talks with Xi focused on trade, security, the Ukraine conflict, and ties with the US. The next day, he will take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. He is also expected to hold around ten bilateral meetings with leaders including India’s Narendra Modi, Türkiye’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian. Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi among a dozen others at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin on Monday. Putin held talks with Xi and Modi, and spoke with the Indian prime minister for some 45 minutes in the Russian presidential Aurus limousine.
The summit concluded with the Tianjin Declaration and the adoption of a 2035 development strategy setting long-term political, economic, security, and humanitarian goals. Leaders also agreed to create an SCO development bank to bolster resilience against economic pressure, condemned what they called the “genocide” in Gaza, and urged renewed efforts to secure peace in Afghanistan.
On Tuesday, Putin will travel to Beijing for talks with Xi focused on trade, security, the Ukraine conflict, and ties with the US. The next day, he will take part in events marking the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II.