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The Great Chinese Summit/ Meeting of "old friends" aiming for a new world order

2025-09-02 17:39:28Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Great Chinese Summit/ Meeting of "old friends" aiming for a new
The Great Chinese Summit

At a major Chinese security summit, attended by world leaders from Russia, India, Iran and other non-NATO countries, China displayed a sense of unity amid regional conflicts and simmering trade disputes.

"The world is experiencing changes unprecedented in a century, with instability and uncertainty growing significantly," Chinese President and Communist Party leader Xi Jinping said at the summit of the pro-Russian Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

During a gala dinner in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, Xi said the SCO bears an even greater responsibility for maintaining peace and stability in the region.

He made these comments in front of many heads of state and government, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, whom Xi greeted warmly with a handshake.

Upon arriving at the banquet, Xi spoke with Putin, whom he often calls an “old friend.” The two leaders also stood next to each other in a so-called family photo.

The organization is largely dominated by leaders of authoritarian regimes, who are also internationally criticized for human rights violations.

A meeting of old friends

Once again, the summit offered Putin, who remains isolated in some parts of the West because of his aggressive war against Ukraine, a platform to showcase his strong ties with China and other Asian countries.

However, US President Donald Trump also recently rolled out the red carpet for Putin at a summit in Alaska. During his four-day stay in China, Putin has focused not on tensions with the West but on building a multipolar world order, as he explained in an interview with the Chinese state news agency, Xinhua.

Putin will stay in China for several days and will attend a military parade on September 3 in the nearby Chinese capital, Beijing, along with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

The parade marks the 80th anniversary of Japan's defeat in World War II.

China is considered Russia's most important ally in the war against Ukraine, as Beijing has so far refrained from condemning Moscow's actions and has supported Russian demands in its own proposals for resolving the conflict.

In addition, according to accusations from Western countries, China supplies Russia with goods that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, thus supporting the Russian arms industry.

A diplomatic meltdown

The meeting between Xi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was also being closely watched amid a decades-old border dispute. In a sign of improving relations, Xi called for closer cooperation with India.

"China and India are partners, not rivals," Xi told Modi. He added that the two countries represent opportunities for development, not threats, for each other. Modi said his meeting with Xi was "productive."

After years of tensions, the world's two most populous countries now appear to be getting closer to each other diplomatically again.

The strained relations stem from a decades-long dispute over a region in the Himalayas, which Beijing considers part of southern Tibet and New Delhi considers part of the northern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh.

In 2020, soldiers from both sides clashed in the region, resulting in the deaths of 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Relations between the two nuclear powers subsequently deteriorated.

India and China also fought a brief border war in 1962 and have disputes over several sections along their 3,500-kilometer (2,200-mile) border.

"We agreed that it is important to maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas," Modi wrote on the online platform X after the meeting in Tianjin.

Xi and Modi held their first talks since the dispute in Russia last year on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, marking the first major thaw in relations after the deadly clashes.

During a recent meeting in India, the two sides agreed on a 10-point plan to achieve “peace and tranquility” along their shared border. They also plan to resume tourist visas and direct flights.

A new world order?

The talks in Tianjin are likely to be closely monitored by Washington, which recently imposed 50% tariffs on Indian imports to punish New Delhi for continuing to buy oil from Moscow despite its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

Before his departure, Putin vowed to revive the idea of ​​a multipolar world order during his four-day trip to China, where he will also attend a large-scale military parade in Beijing.

The three leaders are expected to expand cooperation to counter US influence.

However, observers believe that it is unlikely that New Delhi will turn its back on Washington completely, as the two countries share common security interests.

Both are members of the Quad partnership, along with Japan and Australia, which aims to reduce China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Modi arrived in China shortly after a visit to Japan, where Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba agreed to double private investment in India to 10 billion yen ($68 million) over the next 10 years.


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