Xi raises ‘universal security’ mission for SCO as Putin, Modi meet in Kyrgyzstan

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on world leaders to create an environment of “universal security”, and firmly prevent external forces from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. At the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Tuesday, Xi said the grouping should safeguard regional stability. He called the Eurasian security bloc a “new type of regional cooperation organisation with the largest geographical area, the largest...