Bonus for the “Big Eight” in Qingdao: Some Thoughts on the SCO Summit

... continued. An important event in Russia–China relations in the run-up to the summit was the state visit by the President of the Russian Federation, which resulted in the deepening of the comprehensive bilateral strategic partnership. The leader of Kazakhstan made a similar trip to China, as did the President of Kyrgyzstan, the country which officially assumed chairmanship of the SCO for the upcoming year following the Qingdao summit. Andrey Kortunov: SCO: The Cornerstone Rejected by the Builders ...