Dynamic site of SCO summit illustrates benefits of trade

Positioned at junction of historic Silk, Maritime Roads, region boosts links with diverse nations belonging to Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Yuan Shenggao reports.

East China's Shandong province is going all out to support this year's summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which takes place in the coastal city of Qingdao on Saturday and Sunday.

Provincial officials expect the meeting to strengthen trade ties between Shandong and member nations in the SCO, a political, economic and military group comprising eight countries. The organization, created in 2001, has expanded last year to include India and Pakistan.