Trump Watches Tianjin SCO Summit While Pondering A China Visit

2025-08-31 11:33:42

(MENAFN- Asia Times) As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit convenes in Tianjin, the convergenceof Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and, significantly, North Korea's Kim Jong Un signals a turning point in the geopolitics of Eurasia.

The SCO summit coincides with commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the world anti-fascist victory, a commemoration steeped in historical memory and national legitimacy. For Beijing, the symbolism is deliberate: It recalls China's sacrifices during World War II while projecting an alternative vision of global order at a moment of sharpening confrontation with the West.

The absence of any Western leaders or representatives from such Western-aligned Asian countries as Japan and South Korea underscores the event's positioning. Beijing seeks to cast Tianjin as a forum of the Global South, a rallying point for multipolarity and“solidarity against hegemonism.”

The inclusion of Kim Jong Un dramatizes this narrative: while Washington keeps maximum pressure on Pyongyang, Beijing welcomes him as a peer leader, reinforcing the SCO's image as a counterweight to Western-led institutions.

In this context, the absence of the United States is striking. And it's not merely coincidental that Donald Trump, during his recent meeting with the South Korean president, floated the idea of visiting China. The remark hinted at both possibility and hesitation.

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