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 group was established in 2001 among six Eurasian nations.
The security-focused bloc has expanded to 10 permanent members and 16 dialogue and observer countries in recent years. Its remit has enlarged from security and counter-terrorism to economic and military cooperation.
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