Editorial | Sense of urgency as SCO powers work to resist bullying from the West

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Amid rising global uncertainty, with key Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states facing pressure from the West, China just hosted the most high-profile SCO summit yet. A sense of urgency heightened the incentive for members to work together. The photo of President Xi Jinping talking to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi – posted by the latter on social media – speaks volumes. Advertisement In his keynote speech, Xi said member states should oppose a cold war mentality, hegemonism, bloc confrontation and bullying – without mentioning the United States. The SCO’s purpose hitherto has been mainly to...