SCO Qingdao Summit Draws up Blueprint for Shared Future

The 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization （SCO） held in east Chinas port city of Qingdao marked the first gathering of leaders of all its eight member states — since India and Pakistan were admitted as full members last year. Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired the SCO annual summit on June 10， aiming to bring the group to a shared future of common prosperity amid global instability and uncertainty.

Joined by leaders from across Eurasia and heads of international organizations at a roundtable meeting， Xi hailed the 17-year-old organization as “a new model for regional cooperation” and shared ideas on how to tackle global challenges.

The two-day summit saw leaders sign documents in diverse fields including security， trade facilitation， and people-to-people exchanges， sending out a signal of unity and collaboration against the backdrop of global challenges such as hegemony， power politics， security threats， unilateralism， and trade protectionism.