Framing this in terms of “Xi” and “Putin” is myopic. My home country of Bangladesh is eager to join BRICS: https://www.bssnews.net/news/193064. The support for doing so is not based on some “NATO versus Russia and China” calculus. It’s more that they are looking out for their own interests, and just don’t care about west’s ideological fixations. China invests in Bangladesh, Russia built a nuclear plant there, and the US is nowhere to be seen. Moreover, China is just looking for ROI and won’t intrude on your domestic politics like the US.
As the locus of power moves to China, moreover, there is less motivation to side with the US. China is leading in areas like nuclear power and batteries, while the US is at the forefront of lobotomizing its population with social media.
As the locus of power moves to China, moreover, there is less motivation to side with the US. China is leading in areas like nuclear power and batteries, while the US is at the forefront of lobotomizing its population with social media.