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Leaders Gather for Shanghai Talks

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by Shirong Chen

June 15,2009

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders are gathering in Russia for the ninth Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit.

Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders are gathering in Russia for the ninth Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit. Some will also attend the first summit of the four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China.

The main agenda item at the meetings in Yekaterinburg will be how to deal with the global economic crisis.

Putting the two top-level meetings next to each other highlights the dominance of the economic crisis for both groups. The two meetings are further signs of a global power shift.



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