https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/full-text-xi-s-speech-at-26th-sco-council-of-heads-of-state-meetingContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/full-text-xi-s-speech-at-26th-sco-council-of-heads-of-state-meetinghttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/full-text-xi-s-speech-at-26th-sco-council-of-heads-of-state-meeting#u56656Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:46:36 +0000Chinese President Xi Jinping raised a universal security mission for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization during the 26th Council of Heads of State meeting in Bishkek. Xi's five-day trip also included state visits to Kyrgyzstan and Egypt, covering over twenty bilateral and multilateral events. During these engagements, China pledged to support the connection of Kyrgyz banks to the CIPS payment system. Officials and experts noted that the diplomatic tour offered Chinese solutions for global governance amid international turbulence.Why it mattersThe Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit