Member states and guests of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) have gathered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, for their annual summit.

In the wake of India and Pakistan becoming new SCO members, CCTV America’s Elaine Reyes spoke to Wang Yiwei, director of Center for EU Studies at Renmin University of China.

Wang shared his thoughts on SCO’s expansion of membership, President Xi’s presence at the summit, Putin’s reaction to the expansion, and SCO’s relevance outside the member states.