More than two dozen national leaders convened in Tianjin for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, with Xi Jinping personally greeting several attendees including Narendra Modi and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Bilateral meetings are scheduled on the sidelines, and a Xi-Putin encounter is expected amid close China-Russia ties. The SCO gathering includes ten members plus 16 observer or dialogue partners, and is positioned as a multilateral alternative to western or US-led blocs. Attendees may stay on for a Beijing military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. The summit coincides with efforts to rebuild China-India trade and ease border tensions.
The leaders of more than two dozen nations arrived in China on Sunday for a showpiece summit that seeks to challenge US-led, western-dominated blocs. Xi Jinping personally welcomed several leaders, including the Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Xi is also expected to hold talks with Vladimir Putin, with whom he is closely allied under what they have termed a limitless partnership.
The summit is Modi's first visit to China in seven years, and comes amid efforts by China and India to rebuild trade ties and resolve long-running Himalayan border disputes. We are committed to progressing our relations based on mutual respect, trust and sensitivities, Modi said after meeting Xi. The Tianjin summit is the largest held by the bloc since it was formed in 2001.
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