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Xi Jinping Launches State Visit at SCO Summit

8/30/2026

Summary

Xi Attends SCO

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, beginning a state visit.
The summit marked the SCO’s 25th anniversary and ran from August 31 to September 1, 2026.
Xi and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov discussed the $4.7 billion China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, with China holding 51% and financing half.
The SCO will adopt a Bishkek Declaration and propose a Development Bank.
Pakistan will assume the SCO chairmanship in 2027.

Summary

Russia Expands Pipeline

Russia aims to shift gas exports to Asia by expanding the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline.
The pipeline could transport up to 50 billion cubic metres of gas annually to China.
Negotiations have stalled over price and terms, with China leveraging Russia’s need for Asian markets.
Putin’s aide Yury Ushakov said Russia will assume the SCO presidency in 2027-2028.

History

Historical Context

As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization convenes its 2026 Bishkek summit, its push for rail and pipeline projects echoes the broader multipolar shift championed by groups such as BRICS, which in 2024 emphasized the role of five countries in shaping a new world order and has built almost 60 intra-group institutions. This continuity links early post-Cold-War cooperation to today’s Eurasian infrastructure drive.

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Xi Attends SCO

Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, beginning a state visit.
The summit marked the SCO’s 25th anniversary and ran from August 31 to September 1, 2026.
Xi and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov discussed the $4.7 billion China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, with China holding 51% and financing half.
The SCO will adopt a Bishkek Declaration and propose a Development Bank.
Pakistan will assume the SCO chairmanship in 2027.

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