I always believe Newsweak. An outstanding propaganda publication. I remember when they hated Reagan.
China and Russia are allies, perhaps closer than the U.S. and Britain. Both countries engage in extensive joint military exercises. Their overseas allies are the same set of Marxist and radical Muslim states from Cuba to Iran. Both nations engage in extensive trade, and the manufacturing based Chinese economy compliments the raw materials and agriculture based Russian economy.
The Western elite would like to see a split between the two powers, who have expanded the BRICS reach into South America, brought Saudi Arabia out of the Western orbit, and have been challenging Western dominance in Sub-Saharan Africa. Newsweek is engaging in wishful thinking.