SCO Summit, Xi to Central Asia to Build a New Cold War Bloc

Eastern media says SCO summit will open ‘new era’ and start ‘new journey’ for building a community of select nations and showcase an alternative to western world. Xi Jinping toured Kazakhstan before landing in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Thursday for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, marking the leader’s first trip outside of China since the start of the global pandemic in January 2020. China, Russia, India and Central Asian leaders will meet face-to-face at the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan on Thursday and Friday, according to China’s foreign ministry. The meeting will aim to bring the organization’s members closer together in…