Volunteers gesture for photos with a robot at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

TIANJIN, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 is held from Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 in Tianjin. A team of nearly 1,000 volunteers from local universities provide various service in areas like diplomatic etiquette, emergency response and language services to support the SCO Summit.

A volunteer provides language service for a foreign journalist at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

A volunteer welcomes guests with a multimodal interactive robot at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Volunteers provide service to a journalist at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

A volunteer operates a robot to demonstrate its calligraphy skills at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Volunteers provide service to a journalist at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)

Volunteers communicate at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Volunteers serve on the side as a journalist communicates with a multimodal interactive robot at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Volunteers provide service to journalists at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

Volunteers sort out the accreditation cards at the Media Accreditation Center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

Volunteers pose for photos before working at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

Volunteers pose for a group photo at the media center for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 in north China's Tianjin, on Aug. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)