BEIJING, Sept 16 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on Russia and other members of a regional grouping to support each other to prevent foreign powers from fomenting “color revolutions” – popular uprisings that have rocked former communist nations – countries. Speaking in Uzbekistan at a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), a security group led by China and Russia, Xi said member states should support each other’s efforts to safeguard their own security and development interests. Xi did not mention Ukraine, which Russia invaded in February in what Russian President Vladimir calls a “special military operation” to protect Russian-speakers from “genocide” by the Ukrainian government, a claim Ukraine has rejected. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up He also said China would train 2,000 law enforcement personnel from member countries over the next five years and establish a training base focused on counter-terrorism work. He called on member states to sign up to China’s Global Security Initiative, an idea he proposed in April, which includes the idea that no country should strengthen its own security at the expense of others. China will provide 1.5 billion yuan ($214 million) worth of grain and other emergency aid to developing countries, Xi said, adding that the Chinese economy is resilient and “full of potential.” China’s economy narrowly escaped contraction in the April-June quarter, which was curbed by city lockdowns due to COVID-19, a deepening slump in the property market and persistently soft consumer spending. ($1 = 7.0133 Chinese Yuan Renminbi) Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comSign up Report by Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo. Editor: Hugh Lawson Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
