China as leader in an unstable world ft. Arnaud Bertrand

The world is in a "systems shock" says entrepreneur and geopolitical analyst Arnaud Bertrand. What is China's role? Sometimes it seems like the budding superpower prefers to rise above it all and limit their relationship with the world to trade. But as America becomes increasingly manic, do they need to step up and create the actual order-based international order they would like to see? Arnaud also talk about Europe's self-harming behavior and sinophobia. 00:00 — From Tech to TCM Arnaud’s shift from HouseTrip to his new startup, Mianqi, and why the West is finally "getting" Chinese medicine. 05:12 — War in Iran: Acute Pain & System Shock Is the U.S. strategy a "shock and awe" failure? Comparing Iranian resistance to the Maoist strategy of long-term endurance. 13:42 — The Death of European Sovereignty How the "End of History" generation of leaders (Macron) lost their realism and their spine compared to the Iraq War era. 22:20 — China’s Leadership Dilemma Trade vs. Global Leadership. Can China provide a "positive contribution" to the world order without becoming a new "World Policeman"? 49:22 — A Crisis of Imagination Why current global leaders are out of ideas—and why we’re waiting on the next generation to fix the mess.