# What to know about the SCO, the summit billed as a counterweight to US influence

https://mins.news/en/item/38546

- France 24, 2026-08-31 10:31 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/what-to-know-about-the-sco-the-summit-billed-as-a-counterweight-to-us-influence

> Leaders from China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which marks the group’s 25th anniversary. Though the SCO is billed as a counterweight to US global influence, that view is not shared by all participating countries.

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