01/09/2026
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announces:
From August 30 to September 3, President Xi Jinping will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2026 in Bishkek, and pay a state visit to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt upon the invitation of President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan and President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt.
CCTV: China announced that President Xi Jinping will attend the 2026 SCO Summit. What message does China hope to convey?
Lin Jian: This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the SCO. Over the past 25 years, member states have upheld the Shanghai Spirit, worked in solidarity and coordination, and deepened all-round cooperation. The SCO has grown into a comprehensive regional cooperation organization that covers the biggest area and population with enormous development potential, successfully explored a new type of regional cooperation, and set an example of a new type of international relations.
Last year's SCO Summit in Tianjin provided strategic planning on the development of the SCO for the next decade, and opened up a new stage of high-quality development of the organization. At this year's summit in Bishkek, President Xi Jinping will have in-depth exchanges of views with participating leaders on deepening SCO cooperation in various fields under the new circumstances and major international and regional issues of our times. They will provide guidance for the SCO's high-quality development and participation in the reform and development of the global governance system. China stands ready to work with various parties to build up consensus and write a new chapter of cooperation in Bishkek, and contribute to security, stability, development and revitalization of regional countries and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
