On September 11 2024 President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Forum on Women.

Xi Jinping pointed out that women have been key drivers of human civilization and social progress and have scored remarkable achievements in all walks of life. Since the launch of the SCO Forum on Women women from various countries upholding the "Shanghai Spirit" have contributed their strength to building an even closer SCO community with a shared future. Xi Jinping expressed the hope that the forum will continue to play a positive role in promoting amity and people-to-people interconnectivity among various countries injecting fresh impetus into forging closer people-to-people and cultural bonds within the SCO. China is ready to work with all parties to promote scientific and technological innovation and the development of women's causes via digital empowerment so as to jointly build a more beautiful home of the SCO.

On the same day the SCO Forum on Women kicked off in Qingdao Shandong Province. It is co-organized by the All-China Women's Federation the Good-Neighborliness Friendship and Cooperation Commission of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation the People's Government of Shandong Province and the SCO Secretariat.