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Re:Malaysia to Join BRICS by throwawayccp on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @07:48AM (#40716651)
As a long as India & Brazil in the group, China can't turn it into an anti-western group without a doubt.

America should take QUAD to the next level ASAP

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Re:Malaysia to Join BRICS by alephnerd on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @08:55AM (#40717272)
> America should take QUAD to the next level ASAP

India doesn't want that, because India uses Russia as a mediator with China [0][1][2], and India wants to maintain the current status quo.

[0] - https://eastasiaforum.org/2020/10/23/how-russia-emerged-as-k...

[1] - https://www.orfonline.org/research/the-india-factor-in-china...

[2] - https://www.nbr.org/publication/india-and-the-quad-when-a-we...

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Re:Malaysia to Join BRICS by alisonatwork on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @09:13AM (#40717456)
The US, Japan and Australia want to maintain the current status quo too. It's China that is salami-slicing in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea, looking to expand military bases around the world, increasing its nuclear stockpile etc.
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