International relationsChina-led SCO pushes multipolar world as Xi warns of 'color' revolts
Beijing, Moscow challenge Western influence in joint statement
From left, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. © AP
Nikkei staff writers
September 17, 2022 02:26 JST
TOKYO -- Leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization called for a stronger multilateral world order led by several powers and regions in a joint statement Friday, as China and Russia push to expand the framework to counter America's global unipolar influence.