The 2025 SCO Summit will take place in Tianjin, China, on August 31 and September 1. It will be the largest gathering in the history of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, with leaders from over 20 countries and heads of 10 international organizations coming together to address urgent regional and global issues.
Since taking on the rotating presidency at the Astana Summit in July 2024, China has launched over 100 events under the theme “SCO Year of Sustainable Development” and the slogan “Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move,” aiming to strengthen cooperation in politics, security, trade, culture, and people-to-people exchanges.
How will the “Shanghai Spirit” be brought to life at the SCO Tianjin Summit? What key role does the media play in fostering SCO cooperation? Where is it heading in the future, and what is its significance for global collaboration? CGTN host Xu Yawen joins Wang Mengjie, CGTN reporter; Özgür Altınbaş, Chief of the Foreign News Service at Aydinlik; Muhammad Zamir Assadi, editor at the China Desk of Internews Pakistan; and Henry Kuvin, a contributor at The Times of Central Asia, to take a closer look.
