EVOLYTION OF THE PRC'S APPROACHES TO THE SCO

The emergence of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the international arena in 2001 was caused by a combination of various factors (political, economic, theoretical, historical, diplomatic, cultural), the main among which are: improving relations between Russia and China in the early 90s the years of the twentieth century and the desire of both states to settle border issues, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the creation of a New World Order, where a single-pole system of international relations is taking shape. The United States became the only superpower in the world due to the collapse of the bipolar system of international relations, and the post-Soviet space, including the Central Asian region, entered the sphere of Washington's interests; weakening the legitimacy of existing international law, including the principle of sovereignty and inviolability of borders; the emergence of new challenges and threats, such as terrorism, separatism and extremism, threatening Russia, China and the states of Central Asia at the turn of the 21st century; protection of the Russian Federation and the PRC of the principles of a multipolar world and a more equitable world order; the political responsibility of the Russian Federation and the PRC for preserving security and stability in the Eurasian space together with the independent states of the Central Asian region; search for regional integration mechanisms, the formation of a new architecture for regional cooperation, especially in the field of security and economic integration. All the above-mentioned political and economic factors, the principles of the "Shanghai Five" and the SCO were fixed in the basic documents.