Sino-Russian ties backbone of SCO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Qingdao, Shandong province, on June 9-10 is of great practical significance, as the SCO has played a major role in restoring and maintaining peace and security in the region since its establishment in 2001.

China and Russia have led the efforts to safeguard regional security through close strategic cooperation within the framework of the SCO. A relationship of mutual trust and promotion, enhanced by the strategic partnership of coordination between the two countries, has enabled them to facilitate and advance various measures within the organization, which in turn has enabled the steady and solid development of the SCO.

Aside from taking part in the SCO Summit, Vladimir Putin will also pay his first state visit to China after being re-elected Russian president, which will further deepen Sino-Russian friendship.