Xi urges SCO to promote just and equitable global governance

On 1 September 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a key speech at the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Plus” meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, calling on the organization to shoulder the responsibility of the times and to advance a more just and equitable global governance system.

Xi said the meeting, which focused on strengthening the United Nations and building a multipolar world, demonstrated the SCO’s commitment to reforming and improving global governance as required by our times. He urged participating states to work together to shape a fairer international order.

“Currently, major changes unseen in a century are accelerating across the globe. Hegemonism, unilateralism and protectionism are resurging against historical trends. Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of the world do not condone power politics, conflict and confrontation, or isolation and backwardness,” he added.

Xi noted that the rise of the Global South is driving a profound shift in the international balance of power, and that the trend toward a multipolar world is irreversible. He asked, “What kind of multipolarity does the world need? How are countries going to take part in and promote it? The international community should build consensus and make the right choice that can stand the test of practice and history.”

He emphasized that, as a responsible major country, China advocates for an equal and orderly multipolar world. Sovereign equality and mutual respect, balance, order and the rule of law, multilateralism, dialogue and consultation, and mutual benefit, win‑win and inclusiveness are the principles that should guide development. “We should ensure equal rights, equal opportunities and equal rules for all countries, regardless of their size, strength and wealth,” Xi said, adding that “as an important part of a multipolar world and a key driving force behind it, the Global South countries ought to have greater representation and voice in international affairs.”

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