China, Russia and India Join Regional Summit Positioned as Counterweight to U.S. Influence

China, Russia and India Join Regional Summit Positioned as Counterweight to U.S. Influence

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined other world leaders Aug. 31 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which the Associated Press described as a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence. Putin met separately with Xi and Modi, while talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian were expected Sept. 1. Founded in 2001 b…

Xi Jinping at SCO Summit: ‘The Trend Toward a Multipolar World Is Irreversible’

By Friends of Socialist China  –  Sep 3, 2026 From August 30 to September 3, Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2026 in Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, and paid a state visit to the country followed by one to Egypt. On the morning of September 1, President Xi attended the […]

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): Last hope for peace?

By Peter KoenigGlobal Research, September 04, 2026 On 1 September 2026, the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held at the Yrys-Ordo Congress Hall in Bishkek,  Kyrgyzstan, under the chairmanship of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Japarov. While this was the 26th conference of the SCO’s Heads of State, the Bishkek summit did celebrate the organization’s 25th Anniversa…