The SCO defense ministers are in regular and growing consultation on mutual defense needs, as NATO and the US military command continue provocatively to expand across the region wherever it can.

• 随着北大西洋公约组织（NATO）和美国军方挑衅性地肆意扩大他们的地盘，上合成员国的国防部长定期且逐渐频繁地就双边的防务需要进行磋商。