Carrying Forward the Shanghai Spirit to Build a Community with a Shared Future

Xi Jinping delivered a speech at the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

“Carrying Forward the Shanghai Spirit to Build a Community with a Shared Future” is a speech delivered at the 18th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Qingdao, Shandong Province, on June 10, 2018. The speech states, “The SCO has always enjoyed great vitality and strong momentum for cooperation. Ultimately, this is because of the Shanghai Spirit—a creative vision pioneered and upheld by SCO members that champions mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural diversity, and the pursuit of common development. We must be committed to carrying forward the Shanghai Spirit, promote innovative, coordinated, green, and open development that is for everyone, pursue common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security, promote open and inclusive cooperation for mutually beneficial outcomes, follow the principle of shared growth through discussion and collaboration when engaging in global governance, and make concerted and dedicated efforts to build an SCO community with a shared future.”