China and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO): Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Perspectives

Abstract

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has been emerging an important regional and international organization since its inception in 2001. The People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation are key members of the organization. Xi Jinping’s “The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)” was supported by all member states of the SCO. The organization constantly provided a favorable number of opportunities for China in the field of economics and trade, energy, culture, and foreign policy. The development steps through the SCO are highly significant for China, thereby the organization’s cooperation mechanism is strengthening the ratio of economic achievementof China in the region. This study highlights China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)expansionand its optimistic perspectives under the banner of the SCO.