# Xi arrives for SCO summit and meeting with Putin as bloc challenges US dominance

https://mins.news/en/item/38456

- France 24, 2026-08-31 09:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/business/20260831-xi-arrives-for-sco-summit-putin-meeting-as-regional-bloc-pushes-back-on-us-dominance

> The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is opening in Kyrgyzstan with the Chinese and Russian leaders attending. Meanwhile, the United States is hosting G20 finance ministers, while its huge debt could leave the country’s new central-bank chief in a difficult position.

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