# Pakistani politician: China, Global South on the right side of history

https://mins.news/en/item/33852

- CGTN, 2026-08-26 07:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-26/Pakistani-politician-China-Global-South-on-the-right-side-of-history-1PVaMDe4MXm/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> As the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit takes place, more countries are seeking a stronger say in decisions affecting their regions. Pakistani politician and journalist Mushahid Hussain Syed said the era when a handful of Western capitals could determine other regions’ fate is over. He described the SCO’s growing role as part of that shift and said China and the Global South are on the “right side of history.”

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