Chinese Premier Li Qiang joined other state leaders in attending the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization this week in the Kyrgyzstan capital of Bishkek. What topped the agenda of the SCO meeting? What new cross-border cooperation projects are evolving in Central Asia? And after two decades, what is the significance of the SCO in today’s world of growing geopolitical uncertainties? Guests in this episode are Djoomart Otorbaev, former prime minister of the Kyrgyz Republic; Victor Gao Zhikai, chair professor of Soochow University; and Mark Sleboda, Moscow-based International Affairs & Security analyst.