Reference News Network, September 3 report: On September 1, Russia Today website published an article titled "The West Has Enjoyed a Century, but the Future Belongs to These Leaders," authored by Farhad Ibrahimov, a lecturer at the Russian People's Friendship University. The article is excerpted as follows:

The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit held in China has become one of the most symbolic political events of this year. This summit highlights the increasingly important role of the SCO as a cornerstone of a multipolar world, highlighting the trend of Global South countries uniting on the principles of autonomous development, non-interference in internal affairs, and rejection of Western globalization models.

This summit is closely linked with the military parade held in Beijing, adding a layer of symbolic significance. The military parade scheduled for September 3 aims to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese people's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the end of World War II.

Whether it is the SCO Tianjin Summit or the upcoming military parade, President Putin's attendance carries not only symbolic significance but also strategic importance.

Prime Minister Modi of India attended the summit, highlighting New Delhi's strategic flexibility and indicating that India is willing to restart its relations with China. This is Modi's first visit to China in seven years.

President Erdogan of Turkey also came to China. As a leader of a NATO member country, Erdogan's presence at the SCO Tianjin Summit itself is a clear signal that Ankara is striving to promote a more independent foreign policy.

The SCO Tianjin Summit not only brought together the core countries of Central Asia, but also gathered Belarus, Iran, and Pakistan, and many other countries have expressed their intention to become formal members. The diversity of participants indicates that the SCO is breaking out of the Eurasian scope and developing into a core of another model of globalization - a globalization model based on the diversity of political systems and development models.

An important outcome of the SCO Tianjin Summit was the "Tianjin Declaration." The "Tianjin Declaration" clarifies the principles that unite the SCO member states: non-interference in internal affairs, respect for sovereignty, no use or threat of force, and opposition to unilateral coercive measures.

What was passed at this summit was not just procedural decisions; this summit is a testament to the multipolar world order. The SCO has become an institutionalized embodiment of the multipolar world order, expanding its coverage steadily and gaining support from the Global South.

Today, the SCO is no longer a regional organization, but a strategic focal point of global politics. The countries united by the SCO, although having different political systems, are determined to safeguard their sovereignty, promote their own development models, and demand a more just and reasonable international order. The SCO has developed into a geopolitical platform for the Global South.

Multipolarity is no longer just theory; multipolarity has become a reality in global politics, and the SCO is the engine driving multipolarity. (Translated by Liu Ziyan)

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