STORY: :: World leaders collect for a household photograph at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in China
:: August 31, 2025
:: Tianjin, China
President Xi Jinping will host about 20 world leaders in Tianjin, additionally together with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the two-day summit, the most important gathering because the group was established in 2001 amongst six Eurasian nations.
The safety-focused bloc has expanded to 10 everlasting members and 16 dialogue and observer nations lately. Its remit has enlarged from safety and counter-terrorism to financial and army cooperation.