Xi calls on SCO members to challenge Western dominance

RT
Mon, 01 Sep 2025 10:32 UTC

Members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) should continue to resist "hegemonism and power politics" to help build a fairer international system, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday as he opened the group leaders' meeting in Tianjin.

Delivering a keynote speech to leaders and representatives of member and partner nations, Xi invoked what he called the "Shanghai spirit" of "mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse civilizations, and pursuit of shared development."

Xi praised the progress made by the SCO since its founding in 2001 and outlined new priorities. He said members must "oppose the Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation, and bullying practices" - terms often used by Beijing to criticize US and Western policies.

"We should advocate an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and make the global governance system more just and equitable."

The Chinese leader also urged members to pursue win-win cooperation while respecting their national differences, strengthening exchanges between their peoples, and pushing for greater efficiency and evidence-based policymaking within the SCO.

The regional group's collective economic output has reached $30 trillion, Xi noted, adding that its global influence was expanding accordingly. Members are working together to address challenges including security, environmental issues, and innovation, he added.

China's cumulative trade with SCO nations has surpassed $2.3 trillion, Xi said, highlighting projects under Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative and other mechanisms. He pledged further investments, including in education and the training of scientific and engineering skills required to sustain future growth.

More than 20 nations from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East are participating in the Chinese-hosted gathering, as well as representatives of leading international organizations, including the UN and ASEAN.

Comment: When hearts, minds and plans come together to benefit mankind, no one loses...perhaps the most important lesson the West needs to learn. It is not divide and conquer, it is to combine and progress.

Reader Comments

Peter Jennings · 2025-09-02T21:06:05Z

What Xi is saying is that he is sick of messing around with western fuckwits who just want to fuck everyone over. Perhaps it's a public school thing.

The USadmin should have got the message that their empire is over. Most american's know it already and some will be glad to see the back of it, as will a good portion of the worlds inhabitants. These things happen to empires, so get over it.

The western political cabal are backing the wrong horse whilst trying to stop other nations from backing the right one. The BRICS are moving forward as if 'global warming', 'climate change', 'global boiling', never happened. Just how far they will go with the upper hand depends on how far they are pushed by an old western cabal who cannot compete.