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SCO 20: Achievements, Innovation & Challenges

Founded in 2001, the SCO, due to negotiations after the Cold War between China and Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan 4 share a common border of the former Soviet Union countries to address military security issues in border areas.Following the signing of the "Agreement on Strengthening Confidence in the Military Field in the Border Area" in Shanghai in April 1996 and the signing of the "Agreement on Mutual Reduction of Military Forces in the Border Area" in Moscow in April 1997, a preliminary relationship between China and the four former Soviet Union countries Based on the established political mutual trust, a meeting mechanism for heads of state called the "Shanghai Five" has been formed. Affected by the geopolitical turmoil caused by the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the global extremist trend of thought at the turn of the new and old centuries, the security of the Eurasian region has developed new characteristics. The focus of the "Shanghai Five" Heads of State Forum has shifted from traditional military security to responding to non-traditional security. Threat negotiation and cooperation. While this important transition, the urgent need to enhance the efficiency of practical cooperation puts forward higher institutional requirements for the "Shanghai Five" meeting mechanism. In June 2001, the SCO was formally established as a new type of regional comprehensive international organization. This year is the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the SCO. During these 20 years of development, the SCO has withstood the impact of major events such as the "September 11 Incident", the global financial tsunami, the "Islamic State", and the pandemic of the new crown virus. Resolutely maintained regional security and stability, and continued to expand the areas of cooperation and member states, becoming the world's most extensive and most populous regional international organization. The "Shanghai Spirit" upheld by the SCO follows the concepts and principles of promoting the democratization of international relations, the inclusiveness of multiculturalism, and the innovation of theories and practices of international organizations. Today, when global governance is in trouble, it stands out, develops, and grows. Maturity. In a special period of great development, great changes, and great adjustments in today's world with a century of change, the SCO ushered in the 20-year-old coming-of-age ceremony. Faced with the ongoing fission that is taking place in the international system, the SCO is also experiencing a crossroads of development. Chinese leaders advocate the creation of a community with a shared future for member states and the concept of "new development, new security, new civilization, and new cooperation", giving new era connotations to the time-honored "Shanghai Spirit". Continue to innovate theory of international practice and international cooperation organizations, closely linked to the development and stability of the concerns the vital interests of member states and regions of the core issues, the SCO will maintain vitality and strong cohesion.