中俄两国都试图利用上海合作组织（包括俄国、中国、乌兹别克斯坦、哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦和塔吉克斯坦在内的地区性组织）来向美国施压，要求美国撤出其在中亚的军事力量。
Both powers have sought to use the Shanghai Cooperation Organization – a regional grouping that includes Russia, China, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan – as a vehicle to pressure the US to withdraw its military forces from the region.