U.S. President Donald Trump said it "looks like we've lost India and Russia to deepest, darkest, China" in a new post on his Truth Social platform.

"May they have a long and prosperous future together!" Trump wrote early on Friday morning, September 5, sharing an image of the leaders of the three countries together.

Why It Matters

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin earlier in the week.

The SCO began as a security forum to counter to U.S. influence in Central Asia but it has grown in influence over the years.

The three leaders spoke warmly of relations between their countries, all of which are at odds with the U.S. on issues primarily arou

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