'Shanghai Spirit' breeds success

Think tank says SCO soul should be upheld to raise influence

The "Shanghai Spirit", as the soul of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, should be upheld as a code of conduct for SCO members to consolidate and raise the influence of the organization, a new report released by a Chinese think tank said.

The Shanghai Spirit has showed vitality and will continue to promote solidarity among member countries, said the report on 17 years of development of the SCO released recently by the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China together with two other institutes.