The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, along with an expanded “SCO Plus” meeting in Tianjin from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1, is taking place against the backdrop of the Gaza war, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, and growing tariff disputes between Washington and Beijing.
The summit comes amid the second year of genocide in Gaza, more than a thousand days of the Russian war on Ukraine, which started in February 2022, and escalating tariff disputes between Washington and Beijing.
As rotating chair, Chinese President Xi Jinping is presiding over the two-day huddle, the fifth annual SCO summit hosted by China since the forum was established in 2001.
Leaders in attendance
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Iranian President Masood Pezeshkian, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are among the key leaders attending.
