The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has adopted a 10-year strategy aimed at advancing a multipolar world, according to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
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The strategy comes at a time when the regional bloc, in a joint declaration, has acknowledged that escalating geopolitical tensions pose an increasing threat to its security.
Speaking to reporters after a summit on Monday, Wang said that the SCO Development Strategy until 2035 had “set the tone and a clear direction” for the decade to come, holding this up as one of the most important outcomes from the gathering.
The 25th SCO summit took place against the backdrop of heightened tensions between some of its key members and the United States, in particular over sanctions and heavy trade tariffs imposed under President Donald Trump.
Wang hailed the gathering in Tianjin as the most fruitful to date, noting that it had delivered a unified message against unilateral actions, implicitly referencing the US.
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“The summit strongly advocates for a WTO-centred multilateral trading mechanism, calls for objections against unilateral measures that violate [World Trade Organization] rules, and has sent a clear, unified voice in support of fairness over bullying,” Wang said.