Xi says SCO bears greater responsibilities for peace, development

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, pose for a group photo with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith at the Meijiang Convention and Exhibition Center in Tianjin, north China, Aug. 31, 2025. Xi and Peng on Sunday hosted a banquet in China's port city of Tianjin to welcome international guests who are here to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao)