BEIJING, July 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- A news report from China.org.cn on the upcoming
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit:
The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit is
expecting a new member state — Belarus, bringing the total
tally to ten.
Besides, more and more countries are expressing their wishes in
joining the SCO family. So, what's so special about this
organization?
The most attractive aspects of the SCO lie in the "Shanghai
Spirit" that underpins the organization, which features mutual
trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for diverse
civilizations and the pursuit of common development. As the great
Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore put it, "The sea of danger, doubt
and denial around man's little island of certainty challenges him
to dare the unknown." With such aspiration, the SCO has been making
steady strides for more than two decades, bringing practical
benefits to its member states.
First, the SCO has brought a sense of security to its member
states. The SCO is one of the first international organizations
that has launched an anti-terrorism campaign. In the past three
years, the SCO verified and dismantled over 280 international
terrorist organization bases, seizing 7,500 pieces of arms and
explosives, and shutting down more than 320,000 websites of
terrorism, separatism, and extremism. Against the backdrop of
frequent geopolitical conflicts, the SCO has effectively
safeguarded regional stability, providing its member states with a
considerable sense of security, while bringing more certainty to
the global landscape.
Secondly, the SCO has spurred common development. "With the huge
differences in economic development levels among member states, can
it really help achieve equality in economic and trade
collaboration?" Questions of the like are not rare. But in fact, by
2021, the combined GDP of the SCO members has reached 23.3 trillion USD, by 2020, the foreign trade
volume reached 6.6 trillion USD,
indicating a13-fold and 100-fold increase respectively compared to
when it was first founded. What's more, members have seen tighter
collaboration in the agriculture and transportation fields. Five
years since the founding of the SCO agricultural base, more than 30
training courses covering water-saving irrigation and water-soil
preservation have been carried out, nurturing more than 4,600
agricultural technology and management talents for 130 or so
countries.
Thirdly, the SCO helped the voices of the member states be
heard. Unlike some international organizations that are dominated
by major powers, the SCO upholds equal status and negotiation. It
offers an opportunity for each member state to have their say and
seek cooperation. With the increase in the number of member states,
as well as the development of these countries, the SCO, which
covers nearly half of the global population and one-fourth of the
global economic volume, is playing an evermore significant role.
Although the organization is growing in terms of voice and
influence, the SCO never aims to challenge or subvert the
international order, nor will it turn to hegemony and tyranny.
Instead, it is staunch in discarding conflict and the Cold War
mentality, giving a clearer and more meaningful SCO solution for
the world among chaos.
Guided by positive values and spurred by considerable
achievements, the SCO is open and inclusive to non-members,
provides zero hegemony or suppression, and makes no empty promises
for its member states. This is why this 23-year-old organization is
so appealing.
This year, what surprises will the SCO summit bring to the
world? Let's wait and see.
China
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http://www.china.org.cn/video/node_7230027.htm
Another member? Why is the Shanghai Cooperation
Organization ever more
appealing?
http://www.china.org.cn/video/2024-07/03/content_117289170.htm
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