China is using the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan to show off a world order that does not need Washington — bad news for US leverage over Russia, Iran and even India.

• Iran's president offered to return to the nuclear deal if the US does first, while sitting alongside the leaders of China, Russia and India.
• India is the surprise: Modi met Iran's president and promised more trade, ignoring US pressure to cut Iranian oil.
• China is the glue — it keeps Russia's economy alive with consumer goods and a banking channel that dodges Western sanctions, and does the same for Iran.
• Kyrgyzstan itself, long in Moscow's orbit, is drifting toward Beijing, a sign of how far the region has shifted.
• Meanwhile US and Russian finance officials met face to face at the G20 gathering in North Carolina, upsetting European allies.

Outlook: Xi meets Trump next month holding most of the cards on trade and critical supplies, so expect flattery from Washington and few real concessions from Beijing.