President Xi Calls for True Multilateralism, Rejects Power Politics at SCO Summit

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for deeper regional cooperation and true multilateralism when addressing leaders and representatives from 26 participating countries at the 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin. With Laos joining as a new dialogue partner, and leaders issuing the Tianjin Declaration and approving a 10-year development strategy, what’s next for the world’s largest regional organization? The sit-in host Xu Yawen joins Rong Ying, Chair Professor at the School of International Studies at Sichuan University, and Zoon Ahmed Khan, Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization, to discuss the summit’s key outcomes and explore what they mean for the organization's growing influence across the region.