The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an alliance of non-NATO countries including China, Russia and India, has spoken out against trade coercion and condemned attacks on its members.
The SCO states reject unilateral coercive measures, including "economic measures," a joint statement said on Monday in an apparent rebuke of US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs.
Recently, Trump doubled tariffs on imports from India to 50% due to its oil dealings with Russia. Beijing is still negotiating with Washington after both sides agreed in May to a temporary pause in the heated tariff dispute.
Russia's war against Ukraine was not mentioned in the SCO's statement issued at the close of a summit in the Chinese city of Tianjin.
However, the 10 member states condemned terrorist attacks in the Indian-controlled Kashmir region on April 22, which killed more than 30 people. This was followed by heavy fighting between India and Pakistan in May.
According to reports, a passage on the conflict caused disputes with the Indian side during the SCO defence ministers' meeting. Pakistan is also an SCO member.
The SCO also sharply condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities in June. Such aggressive actions against civilian targets and nuclear energy infrastructure violate international law norms, the statement said.
The SCO was founded 24 years ago, ostensibly as a rival to Western military alliance NATO, although economic matters have dominated most meetings.
The summit in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin brought together the heads of state and government of Russia, China, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Iran, Belarus, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.