Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Wednesday held individual meetings in east China's Qingdao city with his counterparts from Belarus, Iran, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.

They are attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defense Ministers' Meeting from Wednesday to Thursday.

Unilateralism and protectionism are surging, while hegemonic, high-handed, and bullying acts severely undermine the international order, making these practices the biggest sources of chaos and harm, Dong said.

He called for efforts to enhance coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations and the SCO, defend international fairness and justice, and uphold global strategic stability.

The attendees commended China's rotating SCO presidency for enhancing institutional mechanisms and cross-sector cooperation, while expressing strong readiness to consolidate and develop military cooperation.