Senegalese-Italian influencer Khaby Lame, the most followed figure on a short video platform, began his journey in China on September 9 and has attracted significant attention in the country. Lame boasts 162 million followers on TikTok, where he is celebrated for his silent videos that humorously critique overly complicated life hacks. According to Forbes, his…
The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that concluded in Tianjin on September 1 was a significant diplomatic triumph for President Xi Jinping and Beijing. The forum sought to burnish China’s geopolitical profile as a reliable interlocutor and an alternative voice for stability in global governance. SCO summits tend to be low-key and do not…
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…
If Brussels bureaucrats returning from their long summer breaks this week were wondering what they missed, the local press had them covered. Unbecoming scenes at June’s Nato summit, the “hopelessly one-sided” trade deal with the United States in July, as well as President Xi Jinping’s refusal to travel to Belgium for that month’s summit with…
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…
Chinese President Xi Jinping secured an agreement from partner countries to set up a new development bank, realizing a longtime ambition in a display of Beijing’s growing influence. Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization agreed to establish the institution, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday at the end of the two-day SCO summit that…
“I look forward to working with all countries for a more just and equitable global governance system and advancing toward a community with a shared future for humanity,” Xi said. China is stepping increasingly onto the world stage with the aim of leading a swath of the world in a new direction. Chinese President Xi…
‘Brahmins Profiteering…’: Peter Navarro’S Latest Rant On India’S Russian Oil Purchase White House trade advisor Peter Navarro sparked controversy with sharp comments on India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting the country’s Russian oil purchases and high tariffs. Speaking to Fox News, Navarro accused India of “bankrolling” Russia’s war against Ukraine and controversially referenced caste,…
Welcome to our guide to the commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, senior reporter Dan Murtaugh writes on the energy triangle between China, India and Russia as their leaders meet in Tianjin. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s get-together could hardly have come at a better moment for China’s leader. At a time when the US…
STORY: :: World leaders gather for a family photo at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China :: August 31, 2025 :: Tianjin, China President Xi Jinping will host about 20 world leaders in Tianjin, also including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, at the two-day summit, the largest gathering since the…