Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) just dropped a major declaration at their summit in Kazakhstan—and it’s all about building bridges 🌉, not walls. The Astana Declaration, adopted Thursday, calls for a fresh approach to global politics: think teamwork over tension, shared futures over solo power plays. Here’s the tea ☕:
🔹 Members doubled down on creating a ‘community with a shared future’, pushing back against Cold War-style rivalries. Translation: No more ‘my missiles vs. your missiles’ 🚫💣. The declaration warns that unchecked anti-missile systems are destabilizing global security.
🔹 The SCO also called out the humanitarian crisis in Gaza 🇵🇸, slamming acts that harm civilians as ‘unacceptable’. The message? Security shouldn’t come at others’ expense.
🔹 Meanwhile, China’s coastal city Qingdao 🏙️ scored a win as the SCO’s ‘Tourist and Cultural Capital’ for 2024-2025! Expect lit cultural collabs and travel buzz from Shandong Province.
This 8-member squad (including China, Russia, and India) is spinning global challenges into a convo about cooperation. Could this be the start of a new diplomatic era? 🤔✨
