The 2018 SCO summit was the 18th annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 9 and 10 June 2018 in Qingdao, China. It was the fourth SCO annual summit held in China, following the Shanghai Summits in 2001 and 2006 and the Beijing Summit in 2012. Leaders of SCO member states China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan, and observer states Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia, as well as heads of international organizations and institutions such as the United Nations were invited to attend the summit.

Heads of international and regional organizations such as the SCO Secretariat, the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, ASEAN, the United Nations, the CIS, the CICA, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Eurasian Economic Union, the International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank also attended the summit.

At about 9 am on June 10, 2018, leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states arrived at the Qingdao International Conference Center one after another. Xi Jinping shook hands with them one by one and then took a group photo.

Xi Jinping said that the SCO has always upheld the "Shanghai Spirit" in the face of a complex international situation. The SCO needs to actively respond to challenges, comprehensively promote cooperation in all fields, promote the steady and long-term development of the SCO, and continue to promote all-round cooperation in economy, trade, finance, agriculture, connectivity, and humanities, adhere to combating the "three forces", and maintain the development of the SCO. Xi Jinping also put forward four suggestions.

The meeting also decided that the 2019 Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit would be held in Kyrgyzstan.

At about 11:00 a.m. on June 10, 2018, the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held at the Qingdao International Conference Center. Leaders of SCO member states, heads of permanent institutions, leaders of observer states, and heads of international organizations such as the United Nations attended the meeting.

The parties exchanged views on the current status, tasks and prospects of the SCO's development, coordinated positions and reached consensus on major international and regional issues, and expressed their willingness to continue to follow the " Shanghai Spirit ", continuously consolidate practical cooperation in the political, security, economic, cultural and other fields, improve the global economic governance system, consolidate and develop the multilateral trading system, resolve regional hot issues within the framework of international law, and promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.

After the meeting, a press release was issued and the leaders of the member states signed the Qingdao Declaration.