The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit will be held in Tianjin, China from August 31 to September 1. This will be the fifth time China has hosted the SCO Summit and the largest summit since its establishment. Since its establishment, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has promoted in-depth cooperation among member states in multiple fields and achieved fruitful results. Foreign media have paid high attention to this and are full of expectations. The SCO summit will continue to promote cooperation among member states in multiple fields and will play a more important role on the international stage
The SCO summit attracts global attention
The upcoming SCO summit is attracting global attention. Latin American news agencies have noted that leaders from over 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations will attend the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The report states that this year’s summit will be a friendly, united, and fruitful summit, leading the Shanghai Cooperation Organization into a new stage of high-quality development that is more united, collaborative, dynamic, and productive.
Foreign media believe that China plays a crucial role in the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. As the rotating chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, China will continue to play a key role in reshaping the future development direction of the organization. “Afghanistan’s Hama News Agency stated in an article that at the upcoming 2025 SCO summit, China will continue to promote deepening cooperation among member states on issues of common concern such as economic development, security, and geopolitical strategy.
Foreign media also looked forward to potential cooperation in multiple key areas among member states. The relevant person in charge of a consulting company in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, told the Jordanian news website “Menafn” that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has played a crucial role in supporting political stability and economic prosperity in the “global South”, significantly promoting cooperation in the fields of energy, technology, and climate. The person in charge believes that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is laying an important foundation for strengthening trade and economic cooperation between China and the United Arab Emirates. He pointed out that emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, financial technology, and intelligent governance will become promising areas for cooperation between the two sides. The relationship between China and India is improving and will establish closer trade relations. The Times of India reported that the two sides will discuss a series of trade agreements at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, with a focus on cooperation in areas such as rare earth magnets, fertilizers, and pharmaceuticals.
Expansion and deepening of cooperation in various fields of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
According to reports, since its establishment in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has continuously expanded and deepened cooperation in various fields, and the scale of inter regional trade has repeatedly reached new highs. In 2024, China’s imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization will reach 3.65 trillion yuan, which is 36.3 times the amount at the beginning of its establishment. In the first seven months of this year, China’s imports and exports to other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization reached a record high of 2.11 trillion yuan.
Kazakhstan International News Agency has noticed that in the past five years, the trade volume between China and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been increasing year by year, and reached a historic high in 2024. The report points out that investment and economic and technological cooperation are steadily advancing. As of June this year, China’s total direct investment stock in other member countries has exceeded 40 billion US dollars, with investment projects gradually expanding from traditional fields such as energy and minerals, metallurgy and chemical industry, and infrastructure construction to emerging fields such as digital economy and green development. Chinese enterprises are also accelerating cooperation in 5G, Internet, smart cities and other fields, helping SCO member countries accelerate industrial transformation and upgrading.
In recent years, the connectivity and cooperation among member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have been further strengthened, and China Europe freight trains, international road transportation, and air freight have developed rapidly. The Shanghai Cooperation and Development Organization has created a gateway for member states to enter the Asia Pacific market and has become an important platform for promoting economic and trade cooperation and exchanges. Since its establishment, the SCO has been committed to strengthening exchanges and cooperation among member states, building international logistics centers, modern trade centers, investment centers, and tourism and cultural exchange centers. It has also established institutions such as the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization Economic and Trade College, providing strong talent and intellectual support for economic and trade cooperation.
In the face of the challenges of anti globalization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is committed to bridging regional disparities and global differences, and occupies a central position on the international stage. According to an article in Pakistan’s Daily Times, the SCO member states have abundant reserves of oil, natural gas, and coal, making it an organization with significant strategic influence. In terms of economic benefits, the trade volume between SCO member states has exceeded 25 trillion US dollars, accounting for almost 25% of global trade. With the continuous deepening of cooperation among member states, the trade volume will further increase, thereby promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. According to reports, with the development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the increasing ability to effectively promote cooperation between countries, the organization will reshape the future of the region and ensure that the Eurasian continent plays a more important role on the global stage. (Overseas Network Li Fang)
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