SCO Summit: Xi and Putin advocate for a united front against "external forces"
Chinese President Xi Jinping, at a meeting in Astana attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, called on the Eurasian security bloc, founded by Moscow and Beijing, to resist "external interference." The 24th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), established as a counterbalance to the West, is being held in Astana.