Infographic: SCO's achievements and China's notable contributions over past 25 years

On June 15, 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was established. After 25 years of development, the SCO has grown into a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that covers the biggest area and population with enormous development potential.

Over this period, SCO member states, acting on the Shanghai Spirit and working in solidarity and coordination, have continuously deepened cooperation in political, security, economic, and people-to-people exchanges, and built and reinforced regional security safeguards, bridges for cooperation, and friendly ties.

China takes the SCO as a priority in its neighborhood diplomacy. President Xi Jinping has put forward important visions such as building an SCO community with a shared future and a common home of solidarity and mutual trust, peace and tranquility, prosperity and development, good-neighborliness and friendship, and fairness and justice.

He has announced China’s multiple cooperation initiatives in areas including law enforcement and security, trade and investment, people-to-people exchanges, finance, and poverty alleviation, setting the direction and providing momentum for the SCO’s growth.

In September 2025, President Xi presided over the SCO Tianjin Summit, ushering in a new stage of high-quality SCO development featuring greater solidarity, coordination, dynamism and productivity.

Under the new circumstances, China will work with other member states to carry forward the Shanghai Spirit, strengthen practical cooperation, and make the SCO a reliable anchor for the common development and prosperity of all nations.