Through Xi's recent address at the SCO summit, experts and scholars have seen fresh boosts to a closer and stronger SCO community and drawn more confidence in building a better world featuring peace and stability, win-win cooperation, and a more just and equitable international order.

BEIJING -- "Unity or split, peace or conflict, cooperation or confrontation?" Chinese President Xi Jinping inquired under the attentive gaze of world leaders at Tuesday's 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

"These are the questions raised again by our times," Xi continued. "My answer is this: the people's wish for a happy life is our goal, and peace, development and win-win cooperation are the unstoppable trends of the times."

China's commitments in Xi's speech are palpable for residents living on the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan.

Just one day earlier, they held celebrations for the 1,000-day safe operation of the ±660kV Matiari-Lahore high-voltage direct current transmission project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which brought an end to the era of insufficient power supply that had plagued the local area for long.

For experts and scholars who have heeded China's efforts to promote world peace and development, the power transmission project is a testament to China's commitment to improving living standards of all people by cooperating with other countries.

And through Xi's recent address at the SCO summit, they have seen fresh boosts to a closer and stronger SCO community and drawn more confidence in building a better world featuring peace and stability, win-win cooperation, and a more just and equitable international order.

CHAMPION OF PEACE & STABILITY

"Sustaining peace and security in this region is our common responsibility," Xi said in his speech, adding that China stands ready to work with all sides "to implement the Global Security Initiative, promote the settlement of international disputes through dialogue and consultation, and encourage political settlement of international and regional hotspots, to forge a solid security shield in our region."