BEIJING , Aug. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will take place in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1 . Within the complex global context, this gathering is going to be a strategic convergence of SCO members, reflecting their joint commitment to navigating a changing era.
"Men of insight see the trend, while men of wisdom ride it."
The saying comes from the Guiguzi, a philosophical treatise written in the early Warring States Period (475- 221 B.C.). It means that while those who can identify history's biggest trends are insightful, those who can take advantage of them are truly wise.
On November 10, 2020 , Chinese President Xi Jinping cited this phrase at the 20th Meeting of the Council of Heads