# How the SCO is opening opportunities for regional development at 25

https://mins.news/en/item/41325

- CGTN, 2026-09-01 13:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-01/How-SCO-opens-up-opportunities-for-regional-development-as-it-turns-25-1Q5x5WHsoyk/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> After 25 years, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has grown from a regional security mechanism into a broad cooperation platform focused increasingly on development. Examples including a Chinese-built solar farm in Uzbekistan, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and digital-economy projects illustrate expanding trade, investment, connectivity and multilateral cooperation. Xi Jinping proposed prioritizing shared prosperity and announced further technology, AI and green-industry initiatives.

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