Overview
- Guterres told Xi that China's backing is essential to preserve a multilateral system he said is under pressure.
- Xi said China will be a reliable partner to the UN, pledging deeper cooperation and support for the UN’s central role.
- The 25th SCO summit convenes in Tianjin on Sunday and Monday, with participants including Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, India’s Narendra Modi, Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif.
- Modi arrived in China for his first visit in more than seven years, with bilateral talks with Xi scheduled on the summit sidelines.
- China plans a September 3 military parade hosting Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Asia.