China's SCO diplomacy: creating a parallel world order?

• Main Authors: Muhammad Faizal Bin Abdul Rahman, Tsjeng, Henrick Zhihao
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Social sciences::Political science; China; Russia; Iran; Uzbekistan; Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO; United Nations UN; Multilateralism
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164285
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

As a political, economic and security organisation, the SCO could be a useful instrument for China to promote an alternative to the western-led international order. The entry of Iran into the SCO has the potential to enhance the strategic value of the organisation. But the lack of cohesion among SCO...