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Foe: China  - As Barack Obama prepares to formally accept the Democratic nomination for president, BET.com takes a look at some of the allies and adversaries he will have to face if he returns to the White House in November. — Naeesa AzizBeijing made no qualms about expressing its preference for a winner in the 2012 presidential election. The government’s English-language newspaper, the China Daily, recently published a subtle endorsement of a Mitt Romney presidency, calling his proposed China policy “more pugnacious” than President Obama’s. (Photo: BBC News)

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Friend: U.K. - Obama and U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron enjoy a relatively chummy relationship as the two recently banded together in warning Syria against the use of chemical weapons on its opposition. Also, Obama extended a very public congratulations to Cameron on the success of the London Olympic Games. (Photo: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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On the Fence: Brazil - Relations between Obama and Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff seem to be cool … for now. Although the leaders share a reasonably amicable relationship, Rousseff’s most recent visit to Washington put a spotlight on some growing areas of tension as Brazil’s economic influence grows. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Friend: Venezuela - Easily Obama’s most unlikely foreign friend given his vehemently anti-U.S. statements in the past, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez doesn't let his ire stand in the way of Obama's charm, calling the president a “good guy” while comparing his own political opponent to Mitt Romney. (Photo: Xinhua /Landov)

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Foe: North Korea - Obama’s relationship with the largely isolated nation of North Korea has been nothing but bad blood. In March 2012, Obama issued strong words to the North Korean government, warning that its  "bad behavior" would be thwarted by a U.S.-South Korea coalition. (Photo: EPA/Chung Sung-Jun/Pool/Landov)

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Foe: Iran - Never one to hold his tongue, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has made numerous comments expressing his distaste for Obama, calling him “a new face but with the same intentions” as George W. Bush, “which is deceiving world nations." (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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Friend: Japan - It seems North Korea’s “bad behavior” helped bring the U.S. and Japan closer together. Japanese Prime Minister told President Obama that the Japan-U.S. alliance "has reached new heights" in an April 2012 meeting. (Photo: Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

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Foe: Russia - Although Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have avoided any nasty exchanges, sometimes what’s left unsaid speaks louder than words. The two statesmen had a very awkward encounter at the G-20 summit earlier this year when Putin failed to back Obama’s push for regime change in Syria. (Photo: EPA/Alexi Nikolsky/Ria Novosti/Kremlin Pool/Landov)

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Friend: Mexico - Although Mexico’s newest president, Enrique Peña Nieto, has been in office for only a couple of months, Obama has wasted no time establishing a relationship with the U.S. neighbor in hopes to maintain parallel drug enforcement and immigration goals. (Photo: Daniel Aguilar/Getty Images)

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On the Fence: South Africa - While the U.S. and South Africa enjoy diplomatic relations on the whole, presidents Barack Obama and Jacob Zuma have had a bumpy past on the personal front, replete with high-level snubs on both sides of the fence. (Photo: Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)