... cooperation and peaceful nuclear energy. In 2001, with Russia’s participation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) became operational. Its agenda included a wide range of issues from economic interaction to security. As it grew larger, the SCO brought together major and smaller players in Eurasia (Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as 14 dialogue partners). It included countries torn by severe contradictions, meaning the SCO became an important platform for communication and building ...
... Youth Action” Conference was held in Xi’an. The event was organized by the Institute of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IREECA CASS) and Northwestern Polytechnical University, with support from the SCO China Committee on Good-Neighborliness, Friendship and Cooperation.
The organizers envisaged the conference as a platform for exploring how young people could become a driving force behind advancing the SCO’s development agenda and the “Shanghai Spirit” ...
... with all priority partners.
Russian experts indicated Russia’s readiness to deepen relations with Vietnam both in the bilateral format and within BRICS+, the EAEU+ and the SCO+. According to them, Vietnam could claim to become a party in the Russia–China–Vietnam triangle in Eurasia. In addition, Moscow and Hanoi can develop partnership in ensuring the energy, food and financial security of the region, that allows Vietnam to diversify economic ties, and Russia to develop the concept of the Greater Eurasian Partnership.
Valeria Vershinina, Deputy ...
... There is an obvious need to strengthen regional platforms, in particular the SCO, in order to overcome the negative trends in global cooperation caused by these measures. In this context, the global governance initiative put forward by Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in China in September 2025 was discussed as one of the approaches to addressing existing systemic issues of interaction in the international arena.
On the Russian side, Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, Vasily Kashin, Director of the Centre for Comprehensive ...
... South has a stronger voice.
Summing-Up
Putin’s presence in Tianjin and Beijing was more than symbolic diplomacy. It was a declaration of Russia’s enduring relevance. By combining high-level meetings, concrete proposals, and public solidarity with China, Moscow has demonstrated its adaptability and pragmatism.
In the Middle East, where Israeli expansionism and U.S. complicity have produced devastation and rage, Russia’s potential as a balancer and mediator has never been more important. Moscow’s message ...
... Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. This format was first established at the 1996 summit in Shanghai and was institutionalized in 2001 with Uzbekistan’s accession, turning the Shanghai Five into the Shanghai Six. By the early 2010s, all territorial disputes with China were considered resolved, allowing SCO members to focus on other issues.
Combating the “three evils” of terrorism, extremism and separatism has emerged as the SCO’s central mission. At the heart of this effort lies the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, responsible for organizing ...
... values, capitalist democracy and global cooperation. However, behind this persuasive rhetoric is a system which has been viewed by many non-western countries as a geopolitical instrument to advance US interest and stifle other rising powers, especially China, in the recent times. As global geopolitics enfolds, this system is under increasing pressure with the global landscape rapidly changing; however, current US rhetoric remains stuck in the past. In actuality, this US-led liberal order is undergoing ...
... two-headed eagle: the country looks both ways. He insisted Russia has not closed the door to the US or the rest of Europe. American businesses, he said, could benefit enormously from joint projects if their government allowed it.
At the same time, Moscow is strengthening ties with China, India, and the wider Global South. The new agreements with Beijing – from energy deals to visa-free travel – are practical steps along this path.
The symbolism matters too. At the SCO summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping launched
“global ...
... has reaffirmed Russia's readiness to work with China to strengthen the multifaceted potential and global stature of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ahead of the SCO Summit, which will be held in Tianjin on Sunday and Monday.
In an interview with China Daily, Morgulov said that leaders of SCO member states will hold a "thorough and frank discussion on pressing global and regional issues", with a focus on leveraging the organization's potential to help address them.
"In the context of tectonic shifts and profound changes ...
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Pessimistic predictions about Sino-Russian relations are a long-lasting hobby of some Western public opinion, which plays up the existence of contradictions between China and Russia, describes Russia as China's vassal, and tries to drive a wedge between China and Russia to sow discord in Sino-Russian relations. If during the Biden era this was still mainly expressed as an ideology, after the Trump administration, it has been reflected in U.S. policy, with both Secretary of State Rubio and President Trump outspokenly expressing ...
