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 Intro1:32 Is the West isolating itself?6:09 Russia & China can survive US sanctions11:51 US-led West weaker today than in 1st cold war14:59 How Arnaud ended up in China17:56 Who’s really responsible for global food insecurity?22:16 The latest McCarthyist list26:11 Western aggression unites its adversaries 32:16 US warmongering over Taiwan41:36 Perception over US vs China in Africa46:10 Democracy perception in China vs the West52:45 Xinjiang genocide accusation falling apart