Chinese President Hu Jintao and other leaders are gathering in Russia for the ninth Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit.
Some will also attend the first summit of the four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The main agenda item at the meetings in Yekaterinburg will be how to deal with the global economic crisis.
Putting the two top-level meetings next to each other highlights the dominance of the economic crisis for both groups.
The two meetings are further signs of a global power shift.
The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, or SCO, was formed in 2001 by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to curb extremism in the region and enhance border security.
India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia later joined as observer members.
It was China's answer to a multi-polar world and increasingly it has played a role in promoting regional security, for example by contributing to reconstruction in Afghanistan.
Some will also attend the first summit of the four emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China.
The main agenda item at the meetings in Yekaterinburg will be how to deal with the global economic crisis.
Putting the two top-level meetings next to each other highlights the dominance of the economic crisis for both groups.
The two meetings are further signs of a global power shift.
The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, or SCO, was formed in 2001 by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to curb extremism in the region and enhance border security.
India, Pakistan, Iran and Mongolia later joined as observer members.
It was China's answer to a multi-polar world and increasingly it has played a role in promoting regional security, for example by contributing to reconstruction in Afghanistan.
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