Published on, Sept. 15 -- September 15, 2025 1:40 AM

As the world finds itself in a new period of turbulence and transformation, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has just etched a new milestone by convening its largest-ever summit in the vibrant port city of Tianjin, China from August 31 to September 1.

Founded in Shanghai in 2001, the SCO has blossomed from six founding members into a family of 26 countries, spanning Asia, Europe and Africa. Beyond this big family, the attendees at Tianjin also included guests of the host country, such as Malaysia, Viet Nam, Indonesia, and representatives from the U.N., the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), ASEAN, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia...