Putin and Xi Headline SCO's 25th Anniversary Summit

Putin and Xi met in Bishkek on 31 August 2026 for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's 25th-anniversary summit. The 10-member bloc — which describes itself as not an alliance against other states — claims roughly 40% of global population and 25% of GDP. India, Pakistan, Iran, and Turkiye's leaders also attended, highlighting the grouping's reach across Eurasia.