Chinese leader pledges $280m in aid to members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at summit in Tianjin.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged regional leaders to oppose “Cold War mentality” at a gathering of a security bloc that Beijing has touted as an alternative to the Western-led international order.
In a speech to attendees of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Monday, Xi said that member states are facing increasingly complicated security and development challenges as the world becomes “chaotic and intertwined”.
“Looking back, despite tumultuous times, we have achieved success by practising the Shanghai spirit,” Xi said.
