- Mr. Xi urged the SCO to stay committed to taking security as a key goal and to pursue coordinated measures to tackle traditional and non-traditional security threats.
- Mr. Xi highlighted the SCO's achievements over the last 25 years, calling it an important pillar of south-south cooperation and a new type of regional cooperation organisation with the largest land area and population.
- He emphasized the SCO's cooperation experience of non-alliance, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party, and its spiritual asset, the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diversity of civilisations, and pursuit of common development.
- Mr. Xi announced plans for an international AI application cooperation centre, increasing photovoltaic and wind power capacity by 10 million kilowatts each, implementing 100 technological cooperation projects in three years, and nurturing green industry talents.
- To facilitate trade and logistics, China supports improving the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor and will establish a China-SCO port economic cooperation centre in Tianjin.
- At the SCO Plus meeting, Mr. Xi called for reinvigorating the authority and vitality of the United Nations, and stated that dominance by one or several countries or bloc politics are not true multilateralism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for enhanced security measures at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan, urging member states to combat terrorism, separatism, and organized crime. He stated, "We should crack down on the three forces of terrorism, separatism and extremism, transnational organised crime, drug trafficking, and telecom fraud."1
Xi highlighted the SCO's evolution over 25 years, noting its role as a significant pillar of south-south cooperation. He remarked, "Its biggest achievement is that it has steadily grown into a new type of regional cooperation organisation with the largest land area and population and enormous development potential."23
In addition to security, Xi announced plans for an international AI application cooperation centre and a commitment to increase renewable energy capacity by 10 million kW through photovoltaic and wind power projects. He stated, "We will implement 100 technological cooperation projects with other SCO countries in the next three years."6
Addressing the need for a multipolar world, Xi criticized unilateral dominance, asserting that "Dominance by just one or several countries, or bloc politics are not true multilateralism." He called for a reinvigoration of the United Nations to address global challenges effectively, emphasizing the importance of cooperation among major countries.89
“Xi highlighted the SCO's 25-year journey as a pillar of south-south cooperation, citing the Shanghai Spirit of mutual trust and benefit. He also proposed a China-SCO port economic cooperation centre in Tianjin and backed the Trans-Caspian corridor to boost trade.”
