{"id":1147,"date":"2025-06-26T08:46:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:46:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1147"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:47:19","slug":"china-hosts-sco-defence-summit-as-global-power-blocs-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefridaynews.com\/?p=1147","title":{"rendered":"\u201cChina Hosts SCO Defence Summit as Global Power Blocs Clash\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday, against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a summit of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries in Europe that agreed to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1920050\/nato-summit-commits-to-higher-spending-and-collective-defence\">boost<\/a>&nbsp;military spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beijing has long sought to present the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as a counterweight to Western-led power blocs and has pushed to strengthen collaboration between its member countries in politics, security, trade and science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Qingdao meeting of the organisation\u2019s top defence officials comes as a fledgling ceasefire between Israel and Iran holds after 12 days of fighting between the arch-foes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also being held the day after a summit of Nato leaders in The Hague, where members agreed to ramp up their defence spending to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1896550\">satisfy<\/a>&nbsp;United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beijing\u2019s ties with Moscow are also in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has portrayed itself as a neutral party in Russia\u2019s war with Ukraine, although Western governments say its close ties have given Moscow crucial economic and diplomatic support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov painted a bleak picture of a world seeing \u201cworsening geopolitical tensions\u201d when he addressed his counterparts at the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe current military and political situation in the world remains difficult and shows signs of further deterioration,\u201d he said, according to a statement by the Russian defence ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His Chinese counterpart Dong Jun also framed Thursday\u2019s meeting in Qingdao, home to a major Chinese naval base, as a counterweight to a world in \u201cchaos and instability\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs momentous changes of the century accelerate, unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise,\u201d Dong said as he welcomed defence chiefs from Russia, Iran, Pakistan, Belarus and elsewhere on Wednesday, according to state news agency Xinhua.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cHegemonic, domineering and bullying acts severely undermine the international order,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>He urged his counterparts to \u201ctake more robust actions to jointly safeguard the environment for peaceful development\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1920249\/china-hosts-iranian-russian-defence-ministers-against-backdrop-of-momentous-change#backing-for-iran\"><\/a>Backing for Iran?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recent fighting between Israel, Iran and the US will likely also be discussed in Qingdao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beijing refrained from offering anything more than diplomatic support to its close partner Tehran throughout that conflict, reflecting its limited leverage in the region and reluctance to worsen relations with the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPublic backing for Iran will come in the form of words, rather than deeds,\u201d James Char, an expert on the Chinese army at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, told&nbsp;<em>AFP<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOther than condemning the US strikes on Iran, Beijing can be expected to continue treading cautiously in the Middle East\u2019s security issues and would not want to be dragged into the region\u2019s security challenges,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran\u2019s defence minister will likely \u201cdiscuss with China the supply of weapons but I doubt China would agree\u201d, said Andrea Ghiselli, an expert in China foreign policy and a lecturer at Exeter University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt would be seen as provocative by both Israel\u2026 and, even more important for China, the US, with which Beijing is trying to stabilise relations,\u201d Ghiselli said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, also in attendance in Qingdao, said SCO members should \u201ccollectively aspire to fulfil the aspirations and expectations of our people as well as tackle today\u2019s challenges\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe world we live in is undergoing a drastic transformation. 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