3 h. ago Is China's SCO a counterweight to NATO or just geopolitical theatre?

Is China's SCO a counterweight to NATO or just geopolitical theatre?  RFI

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33 h. ago Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South

Why the SCO Reset Matters for India, China, and the Global South  counterpunch.org

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4 d. ago Elephant and dragon choose dialogue: Why the SCO reset matters for India, China, and the Global South

Elephant and dragon choose dialogue: Why the SCO reset matters for India, China, and the Global South  Peoples Dispatch

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4 d. ago China's envoy to Iran addresses SCO summit, bilateral relations

China's envoy to Iran addresses SCO summit, bilateral relations  Tehran Times

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5 d. ago SCO Summit Highlights China’s Challenge to U.S. Power in Asia

SCO Summit Highlights China’s Challenge to U.S. Power in Asia  Left Voice

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7 d. ago Trump says ‘we’ve lost India, Russia to darkest China’; shares photo of Modi, Putin, Xi at SCO Summit

Trump says ‘we’ve lost India, Russia to darkest China’; shares photo of Modi, Putin, Xi at SCO Summit  Mint

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8 d. ago How an SCO development bank could shift the global financial order

At the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged member states to accelerate the creation of an SCO development bank, a proposal that could mark a turning point in Asia’s financial landscape. While headlines focused on the high-profile presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Xi’s proposal points to the SCO’s evolution from a security bloc into a financial actor. Xi also pledged US$1.4...

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1 week ago China’s Xi Jinping wants more Luban Workshops worldwide – but what are they?

At this year’s meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), President Xi Jinping said China will launch 10 additional Luban Workshops in the organisation’s member countries over the next five years, providing training slots for 10,000 individuals. Named after the ancient architect and inventor Lu Ban, the project is somewhat low profile compared to others in Beijing’s infrastructure-heavy Belt and Road Initiative. But the vocational education programme has quietly expanded across...

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1 week ago Foreign leaders ride the rapid rails of China’s tech prowess after SCO summit

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 Sharif, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Maldives Mohamed...

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1 week ago SCO summit 2025: showcase of how far bloc has come in nearly a quarter century

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in 2001 as a Eurasian security bloc by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It now has 10 full member states, with the addition of Belarus, India, Iran and Pakistan in the past decade. In all, the bloc now brings together 26 countries across Asia, Europe and Africa, including observer states Mongolia and Afghanistan and 14 dialogue partners: Sri Lanka, Turkey, Cambodia,...

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1 week ago As US sanctions take toll, Xi Jinping presses SCO to target ‘bullying’

China has urged member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to strengthen their collective financial security and voice in the world as pressure mounts from the United States and its allies. Without naming any country, President Xi Jinping told the SCO state leaders – many of them facing blanket sanctions and punitive tariffs from the US – that the organisation needed to speed up and achieve “real results” to better protect themselves from “hegemonic” bullying. To that end, Xi...

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1 week ago Chinese President Xi hosts world leaders at the SCO summit in China

Chinese President Xi hosts world leaders at the SCO summit in China  NBC News

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1 week ago SCO summit 2025 live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms

SCO summit 2025 live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms  Reuters

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1 week ago 6 takeaways from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opening

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to uphold international fairness and justice while pursuing mutually beneficial economic and cultural cooperation. Xi made the remarks at the official meeting of the SCO leaders during their annual summit in China’s northern city of Tianjin on Monday. Alongside a keynote speech by Xi, leaders from Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Russia gave...

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1 week ago PM Modi SCO summit 2025 Live Updates: 'Appreciate efforts': Putin hails Russia

PM Modi SCO summit 2025 Live Updates: 'Appreciate efforts': Putin hails Russia-India-China ties at SCO meet; slams West  The Times of India

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1 week ago SCO live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms

SCO live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms  Reuters

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1 week ago A look at the world leaders attending China’s SCO summit and military parade

A look at the world leaders attending China’s SCO summit and military parade  AP News

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1 week ago SCO summit 2025 as it happened: China's Xi met Putin and Modi, as Trump's shadow loomed

SCO summit 2025 as it happened: China's Xi met Putin and Modi, as Trump's shadow loomed  Reuters

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1 week ago PM Modi SCO summit 2025 Live Updates: PM Modi addresses plenary session in China; to hold bilateral meet with Putin

PM Modi SCO summit 2025 Live Updates: PM Modi addresses plenary session in China; to hold bilateral meet with Putin  The Times of India

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1 week ago China's Xi urges AI cooperation, rejects ‘Cold War mentality’ at SCO summit

China's Xi urges AI cooperation, rejects ‘Cold War mentality’ at SCO summit  CNBC

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