https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/388410a9-41f4-4057-97f7-6bc62e04263c 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 Listen to every episode of Dispatches with Rania Khalek anywhere you get podcasts. Apple: https://apple.co/3zeYpeW Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3za9DRK 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 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:40:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/388410a9-41f4-4057-97f7-6bc62e04263c All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.