
As alternative networks like China’s CIPS gain traction, the multilateral pushback is steadily eroding US financial dominance
As the US faces international scrutiny over its actions in Iran and Venezuela, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) marked its 25th anniversary in Bishkek, issuing a declaration condemning US-Israeli military strikes as violations of international law.
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in 2001 and currently consists of 10 member states. The US is currently involved in a prolonged conflict in Iran and faces scrutiny over its policies in Venezuela.
Last week, the president of the United States stood at the podium of the United Nations General Assembly and asked aloud whether he should “annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly”. Donald Trump then turned to Venezuela’s oil and declared: “To the victor belong the spoils, you’ve all heard that …”
He spoke as the Iran war neared its eighth month, a week after the UN Human Rights Council found “reasonable grounds to believe” that the US had committed war crimes. In the same speech, Trump said the United States would not join global regulation of AI and urged countries to abandon the International Criminal Court.
Elsewhere this month, the picture looked very different. In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, all 10 member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) gathered to mark its 25th anniversary. The bloc began in 2001 as a club of six. This year’s summit produced 27 documents alongside the Bishkek Declaration, which condemned the military strikes on Iranian territory by the US and Israel as violations of international law.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar released the Chinese version of his autobiography "Self-Reinvention" in Hangzhou. He pointed out three major reasons for the closeness between Malaysia and China: geographical proximity, long history of cultural integration, and the two countries' ability to handle differences through dialogue, and emphasized that mutual respect is the core of bilateral relations.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan's English resume in the Legislative Yuan sparked discussion. Scholar Lin Huanqiang pointed out that Democratic Progressive Party legislator Su Qiaohui's past resume also had SJD. Su Qiaohui responded that she was marked as a "doctoral candidate" at the time. Later, due to the busy schedule of the legislator, she was unable to complete the thesis and had voluntarily removed the experience at the eleventh hour.

Taipei Mayor Chiang Wanan was accused by American professor Chen Shifen (Darry Weng) of having five false entries on his LinkedIn resume, including missing degrees, misleading dates of schooling, and misplaced dates of starting a business, questioning his beautified background and integrity.

From September 23 to 25, local time, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to the United States. The two heads of state reached multiple consensuses and agreed to build a constructive strategic and stable relationship based on respect, fairness, and reciprocity to provide strategic guidance for Sino-US relations.

This article combs Berlin's century-old history as the center of German radical politics, explores everything from the 1848 revolution and the workers' movement in the Weimar period, to the student protests during the Cold War, and contemporary social movements in response to the housing crisis, and analyzes the profound tradition of class struggle and resistance in Berlin's political culture.

Cadres of farmers' associations from 26 townships and cities in Changhua County gathered in Lukang today to support Chen Suyue, the Democratic Progressive Party's candidate for Changhua County Mayor. President Lai Qingde personally attended the flag presentation, while Chen Suyue proposed full subsidies for farmers' occupational disaster insurance, the establishment of agricultural product marketing companies and smart agricultural parks, emphasizing that they would become the most solid backing for farmers.