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“Relations between the People's Republic of China and Russia on one hand and the West, specifically the US, on the other, have become increasingly tense in recent times. For the US, China and Russia represent authoritarian regimes. For China, the US is the source of global insecurity.
With a few exceptions, such as France and the UK, the West sees the presence of Russia and China in the BRICS bloc (which also includes Brazil, India and
