China officially unveiled the emblem for its tenure as the rotating presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for 2024-2025.
Classical patterns of cloud, thunder and dragon orientating from bronze ware of the pre-Qin period (before 221 BC) adorn the emblem's outer cycle, interlocked in the Chinese traditional Hui-style pattern, which symbolizes an unending cycle of hope, said the Chinese foreign ministry.
Following the Astana summit in July 2024, China assumed the rotating presidency of the SCO for 2024-2025 and will host the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO in China.
The SCO is the first international organization with China as a founding member state and named after a Chinese city.
