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Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in Tianjin.

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Russia-China

Iran's first-ever SCO military exercise solidifies ties with China and Russia

Eva Seiwert

Comment

Dec 18, 2025

ndrei Belousov (3rd L front), Defence Minister of Russia, and his Chinese counterpart Dong Jun (3rd R front) hold a meeting on the sidelines of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Meeting of Defence Ministers

China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters

Claus Soong

Comment

Nov 06, 2025

Voting at the UN Security Council September 2025

Friends moving apart? China and Russia at the United Nations

Patrik Andersson

Comment

Nov 06, 2025

Interior of the SKYWORTH Y with a view of the large flat screen on the dashboard

Europe’s vehicle-data gap: How under-regulation gives Chinese carmakers an edge

Wendy Chang

Comment

Oct 29, 2025

Workers labor at the construction site of the China-Russia east route natural gas pipeline in Hai'an in eastern China's Jiangsu province Saturday, March 12, 2022.

Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations

Henrik Wachtmeister

Comment

Sep 05, 2025

ussian President Vladimir Putin, left, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, centre, and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit

China’s meeting with India and Russia was about more than Trump

Manoj Kewalramani

Comment

Sep 04, 2025

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a vehicle to promote narratives of China and Russia, with Claus Soong

Podcast

Aug 29, 2025

Heads of State stand for the group photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, July 4, 2024, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

China and Russia are using the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to push alternative global order

Claus Soong

Comment

Jul 31, 2025

“China in 25”: US-China trade deal and Xi’s visit to Moscow

Podcast

May 13, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping, for the 16th BRICS summit at the Kazan Kremlin

China-Russia alignment – a shared vision, without fully seeing eye to eye

Claus Soong

Comment

May 07, 2025

Experts on Russia-China

Helena Legarda

Head of Program

China’s defense and security policies; Chinese foreign policy, geopolitical competition and risk

Eva Seiwert

Senior Analyst

China’s foreign and security policy; China and Russia; Indo-Pacific; Germany-China; Multilateralism; China and Central Asia

Grzegorz Stec

Head of Brussels Office/Senior Analyst

EU-China; China’s foreign policy & geopolitical competition; hybrid interference & disinformation

Events

China’s Return of Uncertainty – A Perfect Storm?

May. 31, 2022

Research and Insights

Iran's first-ever SCO military exercise solidifies ties with China and Russia

China–Russia military cooperation targeting Taiwan could link the European and Asia–Pacific theaters

Friends moving apart? China and Russia at the United Nations

Europe’s vehicle-data gap: How under-regulation gives Chinese carmakers an edge

Power of Siberia 2: A litmus test of Sino-Russian relations

China’s meeting with India and Russia was about more than Trump

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a vehicle to promote narratives of China and Russia, with Claus Soong

China and Russia are using the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to push alternative global order

“China in 25”: US-China trade deal and Xi’s visit to Moscow

China-Russia alignment – a shared vision, without fully seeing eye to eye

Experts on Russia-China

Helena Legarda

Eva Seiwert

Grzegorz Stec

Events

China’s Return of Uncertainty – A Perfect Storm?

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