Scholars, corporate leaders hail fresh visions

Experts and business executives from home and abroad have hailed the visions and concrete plans outlined by President Xi Jinping's speeches at the 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit as well as the consensus reached at the gathering.

The "Shanghai Spirit" combined with Confucianism, which champions harmony, unity and the common good, is the need of the hour, said Rajeev Sahai, a senior technical manager at PacMarine Services Consultancy.

"Most of the mistrust comes from an egoistic attitude and being secretive. Therefore President Xi's emphasis on openness and getting rid of the Cold War mentality is a very good gesture," he said.