China and Russia are becoming closer, despite “diverging interests and historical mistrust.” Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, recognized Taiwan as a part of China during the Valdai Discussion Club event in Moscow and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday reaffirmed support for Moscow in a call with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, state broadcaster CCTV reported. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday said China is the top security threat to the United States, despite Russia’s invasion of and war against Ukraine. Do you think that US is afraid of China-Russia friendship ?

