SCO People's Forum for the Share Future of Mankind

Contributed by: Usman Raza Jolaha (Vice President, Positive Pakistan)

In the first and second week of April 2018, I went to attend The Shanghai Cooperation Organization People’s Forum co-organized by China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CNIE) and The People’s government of Shanghai province on the theme of “Promoting regional peace and cooperation, Building a community with a scared future for mankind”.

After keen observation of my 12 days over there, I did analysis about existing and rising super powers i.e. USA and China, respectively. I have been able to differentiate remarkable & contrasting differences between these two leading states.

Starting from the population difference, China has currently 1.343 billion population whereas USA has 313 million. The GDP growth of China is 9.28 and that of USA is 1.71. The count of militants performing duties in USA is 1.5 million whereas it is 2.31 million in China.

China is not confronting other states like the way USA is. And it is not imposing its power on the other states despite of the fact that China is immensely greater in its landmass, population, GDP growth and militants.

USA is waging wars on the other states and selling weapons than, which are causing heavy mass destruction all around the globe.

On the other dimension of coin, if we observe China, It is promoting peace, globalization and welfare treaties with various states. OBOR and CPEC are the recent examples.

Now coming to SCO people’s forum, the main focus of this forum was the NGOs, that was put forward by remarkable efforts regarding modern international relations and these NGOs can play a vital and significant role in bringing stability and promoting multi polarization within the world. They emphasized on cooperation between government and NGOs at public and international level so that they come closer to each other’s culture and give respect to the religion, belief and norms of one another. SCO people's forum focused on sustainable development also to resolve traditional and non-traditional issues and poverty elevation in developing states were also the main point for discussion. These scrutinies, if invoked, will bring economic sustainability and prosperity in the region.

The proposed agenda on concerning issues regarding environment should have to be deemed as common threat around the globe. China’s policy will be contemplation as a way to opulence for the cooperation of SCO and will bring stability within the states.