Every week, we recap highlights of the news from China. This edition comes amid several weeks of heightened activity around China’s foreign relations — from a recent summit to Xi Jinping’s upcoming visits to India and the US. By Rishika Singh Access the full edition here

Leaders from China, Russia and India have been holding talks with their counterparts in Kyrgyzstan, during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The grouping is being billed as a counterweight to America's global influence. Manoj Kewalramani, Chairperson for the Indo-Pacific Studies Programme at the Takshashila Institution, analyses the grouping's influence on geopolitics so far.