Episode description

Rania Khalek was joined by Arnaud Bertrand, a commentator on economics and geopolitics based in Shanghai, to discuss the sanctions blowback on the West, the narrative management surrounding it, and growing tensions between the US and China. 

Arnaud on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RnaudBertrand 

TIME CODES:

0:00 Intro

1:32 Is the West isolating itself?

6:09 Russia & China can survive US sanctions

11:51 US-led West weaker today than in 1st cold war

14:59 How Arnaud ended up in China

17:56 Who’s really responsible for global food insecurity?

22:16 The latest McCarthyist list

26:11 Western aggression unites its adversaries 

32:16 US warmongering over Taiwan

41:36 Perception over US vs China in Africa

46:10 Democracy perception in China vs the West

52:45 Xinjiang genocide accusation falling apart