China's Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with development bank | International

China’s Xi seeks expanded role for Shanghai Cooperation Organization with development bank | International

TIANJIN, China (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said China would accelerate the building of a SCO development bank at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin on Monday, as he seeks to expand the organization’s influence and scope. “Currently, as the global situation becomes more complex and turbulent, member states are…

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