"Founded by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in 2001, the summit has shifted focus over the past two decades from Central Asian concerns to global matters. More significantly, the SCO has become an essential part of China's parallel international governance architecture, said Eric Olander, editor-in-chief of the China-Global South Project. As Beijing assumes the mantle of the world's second-largest superpower, the SCO has created spaces for dialogue and cooperation outside the US-led international system, Olander told Al Jazeera."
"With the gathering set to be overshadowed by United States President Donald Trump's trade war against much of the world including many traditional allies of Washington attendees are likely to have even more common ground. Guests range from Putin, who is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, to Belarus's authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko and the likes of United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres."
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) convenes in Tianjin with more than 20 world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Founded in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the SCO has shifted from Central Asian concerns to global matters. The grouping is now the world's largest regional bloc by population and functions as part of China's parallel international governance architecture, creating spaces for dialogue and cooperation outside US-led systems. The summit offers a symbolic but valuable forum for leaders to voice common grievances amid global trade tensions, despite persistent bilateral rivalries and border disputes among attendees.
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