President Xi Jinping Meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres

The Tianjin State Guesthouse is a historic luxury hotel originally built in 1863 as the Astor Hotel by British settlers. It is renowned for its colonial-era architecture and for having hosted numerous dignitaries and historical figures, including U.S. President Herbert Hoover and China’s last emperor, Puyi.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance originally founded in 2001 by China, Russia, and four Central Asian states, evolving from a 1990s-era agreement on border security. Its primary goals are to promote cooperation on security issues, combat terrorism, and enhance economic and cultural collaboration among its member states.