Eighty years on, the Global South’s pursuit of a just world order remains overshadowed by the unresolved legacies of the second world war. At China’s Victory Day parade last week, President Xi Jinping warned that the world stands at a crossroads – between peace and war. He urged nations to learn from history to prevent…
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin this week, the choreography was striking. Chinese President Xi Jinping, flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, unveiled proposals for a development bank, expanded BeiDou satellite services, and cooperation in green technology, artificial intelligence and infrastructure. The message was unmistakable: the…
A slew of foreign leaders took China’s signature high-speed railway from the northern port city of Tianjin to Beijing on Monday and Tuesday, having departed from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to attend a Victory Day parade. Seven state leaders arrived on Monday night: President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko, Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz…
Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should cooperate further in economics and security to move away from the Western-led world order, China’s President Xi Jinping has said. Xi’s address to members of the Eurasian bloc on Monday delivered a statement of intent about the rise of the so-called Global South. “We should advocate for…
TIANJIN President Xi Jinping gathered the leaders of Türkiye, Russia and India among dignitaries from around 20 Eurasian countries on Sunday for a showpiece summit aimed at putting China front and center of regional relations. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is being held in the northern port city of Tianjin today, days before a…
PM Narendra Modi is in China for the 25th SCO summit, where he will hold meetings with China President Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin for the next two days. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also be a part of the SCO Summit. The summit comes hot on the heels of Trump’s tariffs…
Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming leaders from 26 countries before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in the northern city of Tianjin – Copyright AFP Pedro PARDO Isabel KUA Chinese President Xi Jinping began welcoming dignitaries including United Nations chief Antonio Guterres and Egyptian Premier Moustafa Madbouly on Saturday before a summit attended by leaders…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Russian President Vladimir Putin will be among the world leaders attending a regional security forum in China next week. Other leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia will also gather at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) 2025 summit, which will be…
The recent handshake between Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing is more than a symbolic gesture. It reflects a cautious attempt to compensate for years of silence between the two Asian giants. As Jaishankar’s first visit to China since the Galwan Valley clash in 2020, it can be seen…
Beijing [China], July 15 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met in Beijing with foreign ministers and heads of standing bodies of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), who are in China to attend the Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of SCO Member States, according to Chinese state media outlet…