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China, Russia pledge new global order at Shanghai Cooperation summit

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping before the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin, China, on September 1, 2025 [Suo Takekuma//pool via Reuters]

China and Russia presented their vision of a new international order at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, where Beijing offered new financial incentives to countries aligned with the Beijing-led economic and security group.

“Global governance has reached a new crossroads,” Chinese President Xi Jinping told the summit on Monday, in remarks that were widely seen as a critique of the United States.

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