SCO business forum opens in Beijing

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev addresses the opening ceremony of the SCO business forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the forum attracted nearly 400 participants from government institutions and the business community both at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Sergey Katyrin, president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, addresses the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) business forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the forum attracted nearly 400 participants from government institutions and the business community both at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Guests attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) business forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the forum attracted nearly 400 participants from government institutions and the business community both at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Li Qingshuang, vice chairperson of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, chairs the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) business forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the forum attracted nearly 400 participants from government institutions and the business community both at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)

Russian Minister of Energy Sergei Tsivilev addresses the opening ceremony of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) business forum in Beijing, capital of China, July 17, 2025. Hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, the forum attracted nearly 400 participants from government institutions and the business community both at home and abroad. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai)