Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are one of the twenty world leaders attending a regional security summit in China.
In front of the annual gathering of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Tianjin’s port city, Modi is talking to China President Xi Jinping. This is Modi’s first time in China in seven years.
Putin, a close associate of China, arrived at a roll out red carpet in Tianjin on Sunday.
The summit has come up when US President Trump has imposed tariffs standing on Indian goods as Delhi is decorated for continuous purchase of Russian oil, and Putin faces threats of sanctions for his ongoing war on Ukraine.
The Beijing -backed SCO has 10 members states – including Pakistan, Iran – and 16 dialogues partners and supervisors.
The summit itself is largely symbolic, but will allow leaders to air common complaints and shared interests – and this year the gathering will be overshadowed by trade wars with the US.
The organization was designed in 2001 as a protest by China, Russia and four Central Asian countries to limit the impact of Western alliances such as NATO.
This year’s meeting is the largest since the establishment of the organization.
For Tianjin, the summit has become a major event with banners and hoardings that promotes it throughout the northern port city.
Thousands of local spectators of local spectators are crumming in the revision area at night, when the gathering is taking place, to see a lightshow displayed on the tower blocks.
There is a huge crowd on the roads – even the historic Jiefang bridge is getting difficult for people.
The pedestrians are being made to wait several times during the day as world leaders are allowed to pass quickly to grow obstacles.
Taxi and other fare car services have been suspended in the city area, but it has not reduced the enthusiasm of the crowd of people described as a historic meeting.
However, the police have advised over 13 million residents of Tianjin to avoid moving around the city and stick to the shops near them to buy any immediate needs.
The meeting comes before a major military parade which will be marked for 80 years since the end of World War II.
