Beijing and Moscow beyond the SCO summit   
So what really happened at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), last week in Kazakhstan? Compared to expectations at fever pitch, it was a rather measured affair; more of a road map than a game-changer. Still, China, Russia and four Central Asian "stans" - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan - went way beyond a predictable security/economic cooperation menu.        (Al Jazeera)

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