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SCO Bishkek Summit Opens New Opportunities for Qingdao Companies in Central Asia

25th Anniversary Declaration + The establishment of the Port Economic Cooperation Center, the eight major platforms of the Tianjin Summit have been accelerated, and the bilateral trade volume has exceeded 500 billion US dollars.
September 6, 2026 by

In early September 2026, the 26th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The "Bishkek Declaration on the 25th Anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization" was issued and nearly 30 documents were adopted. The meeting confirmed the accelerated implementation of the results of the 2025 Tianjin Summit - 8 cooperation platforms including green industry and digital economy were all launched, and more than two-thirds of the 100 "small but beautiful" livelihood projects were approved.

"Bonus list" directly related to Qingdao

  • Financial support:The SCO Development Bank has completed the political decision and will provide support for member countries’ local currency settlement and major project investments;
  • Port convenience:China announced the establishment of the China-SCO Port Economic Cooperation Center in Tianjin (76 customs maritime windows are stationed), and ports across the country will coordinate to serve SCO trade;
  • Digital trade:Tianjin Digital Economy Pioneer Zone has launched dozens of cross-border projects, and more than 50 companies have been registered on the data cross-border service platform;
  • Trade chassis:The annual bilateral trade volume between China and other SCO member states has exceeded US$500 billion, and the investment stock exceeds US$84 billion.

Opportunities in Qingdao

As the location of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Demonstration Zone, Qingdao is the "port" for Central Asia products to the Asia-Pacific and is also the direct recipient of policy dividends. For furniture companies: local currency settlement, port customs clearance coordination, data and exhibition platforms are lowering the threshold for "doing business with Central Asia" one after another. It is recommended that enterprises combine the SCO policy window with the construction of their own channels to secure their positions as early as possible.

Sources of information: SCO Secretariat, list of achievements of the Chinese Embassy in the United States (2026-09-02), CCTV News/Economic Daily (2026-09-05) and other public information.

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