China Says Summit to Provide Stability, Counter ‘Hegemonism’

File image of Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Bin. Image via the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

China slammed “hegemonism and power politics” on Friday as it touted an upcoming summit it is hosting for more than 20 world leaders as promoting stability and peace.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit will be held in the northern city of Tianjin from August 31 to September 1, days before a huge military parade in the nearby capital Beijing to mark 80 years since the end of World War II.

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