Tianjin, China – All eyes are on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China, on Tuesday.
This came after Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi participated in the organization’s annual summit
Photographers also captured a photo of the two presidents with their Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, in an indirect message to America.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with his Russian and North Korean counterparts for the first time, in a show of solidarity between the three countries. While US President Donald Trump and other Western leaders watch.
There is no doubt that photographers’ lenses will be present to capture this image, which may carry a strong message to the West.
Especially since a number of analysts saw the meeting between Putin and Kim Jong-un in Beijing as evidence of the Chinese president’s determination to redefine the Western-led world order.
While Trump’s threats and diplomacy under the pressure of sanctions are causing tension in long-standing American alliances.
New triple axis
The historic meeting of leaders in the Chinese capital also raises the possibility of the emergence of a new tripartite axis.
This axis is based on the joint defense agreement signed between Russia and North Korea in June 2024.
In addition to a similar alliance between Beijing and Pyongyang, in a development that could change military calculations in the Asia-Pacific region.
On Monday, the Chinese president criticized political dominance and bullying, hinting at Trump without naming him.
“We must continue to take a clear stand against hegemony and power politics, and practice true pluralism,” he said.
Some considered this talk a veiled criticism of his geopolitical rival on the other side of the Pacific.
massive military parade
After a summit in Tianjin yesterday, where Xi and Putin presented their vision for a new global security and economic order to more than 20 leaders of non-Western countries.
Their meeting with Kim is the next stop before the huge military parade that will be held on September 3 (September).
This show will be on the occasion of the anniversary of the end of World War II.
Yesterday, Xi also held talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first visit to China in seven years.
This has contributed to a reset in tense bilateral relations, at a time when Trump’s tariffs on Indian goods are angering New Delhi.
It is noteworthy that the Shanghai Security Organization was originally established as a framework balancing American influence in Central Asia.
But over the years it has grown to become more influential and widespread.
