‘To counter the hegemonism of the West’, Putin is also expected
China has criticized “hegemonism and power policy” of the western blockade, promoting a summit of the organization for the cooperation of Shanghai (SCO) to be held in the northern city of Tianjin from 31 August to 1st September, and which will host over 20 aspiring world leaders “Stability and peace promoters”, including Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Over 20 foreign leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, will participate in the largest meeting of the regional security block from his foundation, said Chinese Foreign Foreign Minister Liu Bin.
The participants also include important political exponents of the Member States or of the guest countries such as Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Türkiye and Vietnam. The Chinese president Xi Jinping will open the event, which will also be attended by the leaders of international organizations, such as the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres.
“President Xi Jinping will present on the occasion the prospects on the further development of the SCI anticipating” numerous bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the works “of the meeting, which will be” the largest from the group “of the group, said the deputy minister of foreign Liu Bin in a briefing.
Launched by China and Russia in 2001, the Sun acts as a promotion forum on security and cooperation in the Eurasian region. For a long time, Beijing attempted to present the summit as a counterweight to the blocks led by the West and has pushed for a closer and wider collaboration among its current 10 members (Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). “Tianjin’s declaration will be adopted and a ten -year development strategy”, based on key issues such as “neighborhood diplomacy, more regional cooperation, institutional strengthening and contrasting transnational threats”, added the deputy minister.
