There's a sense this city knew the world
was watching.
Roads blocked, barriers up.
A glimpse into how this needed to be
perfect.
But for all the careful staging, these
are the images that will stick. Hands
held, jokes shared.
China, India, Russia, aware of the power
they wield. For Vladimir Putin, this is
the backdrop that matters. His brutal
war in Ukraine. Barely two weeks since a
summit with Trump to talk peace, his
bombs have continued to drop.
>> Few here want an outcome that favors the
West. China a longstanding lifeline.
strong hints it will have a stake.
>> We already spoke about this with
Chairman Xi Jinping. This work has
begun. I informed him in detail about
what we achieved during the negotiations
with the US president.
>> There is much divides those who sat at
this table. What they share is distrust
of America. Overt critiques kept subtle.
But make no mistake, they were there.
Currently, changes and turbulence are
interweaving in the world and all member
states are facing more arduous tasks on
security and development.
>> We must continue to unequivocally oppose
hedgeminism and power politics.
>> The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation
Organization Summit.
>> Much of this was about China, a vision
for what it can do. From robotics to
suggested reading and tight control of
the press watching on.
>> Everything about this summit has been
carefully controlled and stage managed.
They even cut the audio of the visiting
leaders speeches. Such is the paranoia
about anything that hasn't been
prevetted. But all this meticulous
choreography has been designed to tell
an unambiguous story. It is a story
about nations disillusioned with
America, about the potential for a new
type of global leadership, one with
China at the helm.
>> For observers here, the trend under
Trump is clear.
>> I think the damages he has done to
America's credibility and image is more
than all the done by his predecessors
combined. I believe Chinese way is
totally different from from American
way. I would say the United States is in
decline.
>> Trump's peace for Ukraine may not be
dead, but today his influence felt far
more flimsy. If optics matter in
politics, then this was a good day for
China. Helen Smith, Sky News in Tanzhin.