"Beijing and Moscow should work to unite countries of global South and promote the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction," said Chinese President Xi Jinping during his conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the occasion of the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting in Tiangin, China last week. The two sides called for strengthening mutual support for multilateralism, stability and peace for a just global order, while countering the West-led order.

According to an AI overview, "Sino-Russian strategic cooperation, particularly within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), plays a crucial role in regional stability and development. Both nations view the SCO as a platform for enhancing their comprehensive strategic partnership and addressing common challenges. This cooperation extends to various fields including security, economics, and cultural exchange, with both countries actively working to strengthen the organization and ensure its success". Russian president Vladimir Putin is expected to visit China on the occasion of SCO summit to be held in August 2025 in which it is expected that the two global giants will examine in detail how to play a leadership role in the prevailing world order.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose maximum tariff on Russia and provide military support to Ukraine through NATO. In the aftermath of the Iran-Israel war and West's unequivocal support to the Jewish state, it is expected that Moscow and Beijing will deepen their strategic cooperation under the platform of BRICS and SCO in order........

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