In the past 21 years, the achievements of cooperation have been increasingly influential.

The 22nd meeting of the head of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (referred to as the SCO) will be held in Samsamarham, Uzbekistan from September 15th to 16th.

The first intergovernmental international organization named after China has gone through 21 years, and this year's Shanghe Summit has attracted much attention. Zhang Mingli, Secretary -General of the SCO, said before that the head of the SCO members will sign a memorandum on Iran's commitment to join the SCO's commitment at the Samalham Peak, and then Iran will complete the work of the SCO according to the program. Zhang Ming also revealed that many countries hope to become member of the organization, observers, or partners.

The SCO currently has eight member states, which is already the world's most widely comprehensive regional organization. With the advancement of the expansion process, the "big family" has expanded steadily, and the influence of the SCO is still increasing.

Expansion of the area of ​​the largest population of the largest population

The SCO was established in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tagikistan and Uzbekistan are founding member states. In 2017, the SCO organized Astana Summit decided to give India and Pakistan a member state and complete the first expansion of the SCO.

In addition to the abroad, the SCO also has 4 observer states in Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia. Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.

"The Charter of the SCO determines the principle of openness. Essence

It is the addition of India and Pakistan that the territorial area of ​​the SCO member states exceeds three -fifths of Eurasia, and the population accounts for nearly half of the world. The most wider and most populated comprehensive regional organization.

After the State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi previously attended the Shanghe Foreign Minister, he said that since the establishment of the SCO, he has successfully explored the development path of new regional organizations. In today's world, the world has entered a period of turbulent change. The role of the SCO is not weakened, but has enhanced; the cooperation needs of member states are not reduced, but increased.

Multi -nations look forward to "entering the group" is a sign of regional unity

Russian media recently reported that 10 countries hope to join the SCO, including the UAE, Syria, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. At present, the Observer and Dialogue partnerships of the SCO have covered South Asia, Eurasia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The Russian media have disclosed that the UAE and other countries that intend to join the UAE are neither the observer nor the dialogue partner.

"In the past 40 years, the rise of China's economy and the rapid growth of the Asia -Pacific region have shifted the focus of the world economy from the North Atlantic to Asia Pacific, which has made regional organizations such as Shanghai Cooperation Organization." Swarn Singh, a professor of college and a visiting professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada, told this reporter.

From the perspective of Swarland Singh, the SCO is one of the more successful examples of regional organizations. Many countries look forward to "entering the group" not only highlight the increasing influence of SCO, but also expand the influence of SCO in a broader region. "This is undoubtedly a good sign of regional solidarity, and the upper coexistence will help to ensure the stability and prosperity of the entire region."

Regional economic cooperation is effective

In 2021, the total GDP of the SCO member states was about 23.3 trillion US dollars, accounting for nearly a quarter of the global GDP, which was more than 13 times compared to the beginning of its establishment. Cooperation under the framework of the SCO Organization has created a stable development environment for all parties. It has also achieved fruitful results in the economic and human field. Regional economic cooperation rely on the SCO platform to continue to develop.

As a founding member, China has always been committed to promoting the development of SCO organizations, and enriches the connotation of the "Shanghai Spirit" with ideas and actions. Wang Shouwen, representative and deputy minister of the Ministry of Commerce, introduced at the 2nd Shanghai Cooperation Organization Economic Forum on August 16th that the trade volume of China and SCO members in 2021 reached US $ 343.1 billion, which was 28 times in 2001. 40%year -on -year; as of June this year, China invested more than $ 37.5 billion in members of each member country.

The functional positioning of the SCO has always attracted much attention from public opinion. Zhang Ming, Secretary -General of the SCO Organization, has clearly stated that the SCO is different from NATO. NATO is the product of the Cold War. Pan Guang also pointed out that the SCO Organization is generally a regional political and economic organization, which is a clear positioning at the beginning of the establishment of Shanghe. In the past Gilgisstan's civil strife and the riots of Kazakhstan earlier this year, the SCO did not conduct any armed intervention.

"In the 20th century, military may be the only source of national forces, but in the 21st century, the influence of various aspects such as economics, politics and society is becoming a strong component of a country's comprehensive national strength. The goal that the subsequent military alliance can achieve. Therefore, NATO is no longer an ideal model of international security. "Swan Singh believes that while dealing with traditional security challenges, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization focuses on the response to energy security and terrorism. Wait for non -traditional security challenges. "As a long -established organization, NATO may follow this imitation, not in turn."

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