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China on Monday called for greater unity among the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which include Russia, India, Iran and other non-NATO alligned countries.<\/p>\n
“We should seek common ground while putting differences aside,” President Xi Jinping said at a summit in the Chinese port city of Tianjin.<\/p>\n
Xi also warned against a Cold War mentality and bloc confrontation.<\/p>\n
The Chinese president stressed that the SCO should take responsibility for ensuring peace, stability, development and prosperity across the region.<\/p>\n
He highlighted the organization’s achievements, including counter-terrorism cooperation and industrial investment, saying that the SCO’s members together generate an annual economic output of nearly $30 trillion.<\/p>\n
Founded 24 years ago to promote security cooperation and economic ties, the SCO now has 10 member states: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan, Iran (since 2023) and Belarus (since 2024).<\/p>\n
While the organization positions itself as a counterbalance to Western alliances, it has often struggled to present a united front on recent global conflicts and disputes.<\/p>\n
China and India, for instance, have long disputed territories along their shared border, while India and Pakistan clashed in May following a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n