The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, hosted by Kyrgyzstan, is expected to highlight China's strategic ambitions for a multipolar Asia. Analysts suggest that as global competition intensifies, Beijing is increasingly leveraging the SCO and its deepening engagement with Central Asian partners to build a united front and project influence. This focus comes as China's trade with Central Asia reached a record $106 billion last year, establishing Beijing as the region's largest combined trading partner. AI
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- Beijing
- Bishkek
- Central Asia
- China
- Global South
- Kyrgyzstan
- Middle East
- Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Washington
- Xi Jinping
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