Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday (September 1, 2026) called on the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to make security a key priority and crack down on terrorism, separatism and extremism, transnational organised crimes, drug trafficking and telecom fraud.
He said over the last 25 years, the SCO has travelled an extraordinary journey and emerged as an important pillar of south-south cooperation. “We should stay committed to taking security as a key goal, and foster an environment of common security. We should pursue coordinated measures to tackle traditional and non-traditional security threats,” Mr. Mr. Xi also spoke about the need for multilateral partnership for nuclear safety and security. He, however, did not elaborate. The SCO member states should strengthen cooperation on information security, bio-security, and outer space security, Mr.
Xi said while addressing the SCO summit in the Kyrgyz capital attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and others. “We believe in a sensible, coordinated, and balanced approach to nuclear security, and support a stronger multilateral partnership for nuclear safety and security,” he said. Xi said. In a veiled criticism of the U.S., he said, “We must prevent external forces from interfering in our internal affairs, endangering our political security, and undermining regional stability. “Its biggest achievement is that it has steadily grown into a new type of regional cooperation organisation with the largest land area and population and enormous development potential,” Mr. “Its most important experience for cooperation is that it has found the right way of coexistence featuring non-alliance, non-confrontation and not targeting any third party, enabling regional countries to build a common home together,” he said.
Xi, who is also widely expected to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, said that China will continue to ensure the success of the SCO Digital Economy Forum, the SCO Agricultural Expo, and other events. Mr.
