The United States must remain vigilant as Russia and China deepen their ties, as the recent summit in China underscored the growing challenge from America’s top adversaries, former Rep. Peter King told Newsmax on Sunday.

“We should be concerned,” about the meeting that brought together Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the New York Republican said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America Weekend.”

“India, obviously, is a powerful country. Russia is powerful. China is one of the most powerful [countries] in the world,” he added. “I would say, among the three of them, they’re somewhat more powerful than the United States. But it’s something we don’t need if we can find a way, especially with India, to sort of pull India more back into our sphere of influence.”

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