Chinese President Xi Jinping showing the way to Russian President Vladimir Putin after the photo session of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025 at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Centre in Tianjin on Sept 1, 2025. - AFP
TIANJIN: Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin took turns Monday (Sept 1) to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders for a showpiece summit aimed at putting Beijing front and centre of regional relations.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, is touted as a non-Western style of collaboration and seeks to be an alternative to traditional alliances.
