Ileana Chan: The West Is Losing & China Is Winning Without Fighting - EP 124

Is America's unipolar era finally over? Anti-imperialist activist, Empire Watch host, and political commentator Ileana Chan joins the Kianistan Podcast for a no-holds-barred breakdown of the real power shifts reshaping our world — from Trump's awkward China visit to Iran's rising leverage, India's betrayal of BRICS, and why China is winning without firing a single shot.🔍 WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER:— Why Trump's trip to China was more performance than diplomacy — and what it actually signals about collapsing US leverage— Taiwan's true role as America's "unsinkable battleship" — and why independence was never really on the table— How racism cannot be solved without an anti-imperialist analysis — lessons from BLM to Gaza— The real reason BRICS is fracturing — and why India is the biggest obstacle to Global South unity— China's quiet but powerful support for Iran: oil purchases, the anti-blocking law, and what we're NOT being told— Why the Petrodollar is dying and the Strait of Hormuz has changed hands— The emerging Russia-Iran-China-Pakistan trade corridor that could redraw the global economy— Who is really in charge: Trump or Netanyahu? And why Israel may be the tail wagging the dog— Why the US unipolar dream is over — and why America can't accept it yet— Ileana's exclusive announcement: her upcoming series "How to Be an Anti-Imperialist"⏱ CHAPTERS:00:00 — Introduction & Welcome01:40 — Ileana's Background: From Actress to Anti-Imperialist Activist03:00 — Julian Assange, Stella Assange & the Birth of Empire Watch05:00 — Racism Without Anti-Imperialism: The Failure of BLM Politics07:50 — Trump's China Visit: Diplomacy or Circus Performance?13:30 — Taiwan: Unsinkable Battleship & the Myth of Independence19:30 — Nuclear War Risk: US China Factions & Scott Ritter's Warning23:00 — US Unipolarity: Republicans vs Democrats — Who's More Dangerous?26:00 — Europe as a Jilted Lover: What Happens When America Pulls Away29:00 — US Military Decline: How Capitalism Hollowed Out the War Machine36:50 — BRICS: A Tool for the Global South, Not Its Savior40:30 — India's Strategic Betrayal of BRICS & the I2U2 Alliance45:50 — China's Support for Iran: Oil, Sanctions & the Anti-Blocking Law51:15 — Why China Says So Little — and Why That's a Feature, Not a Bug51:40 — How Does the Iran Conflict End? Trump's Contradictory Goals53:50 — The Petrodollar Is Dead: Iran Controls the Strait of Hormuz54:30 — Russia-Iran-Pakistan-China Trade Corridor: The New Silk Road57:10 — Is Netanyahu Controlling Trump? The Israel-America Power Debate1:00:00 — The Thucydides Trap & Why the US Can't Accept a Multipolar World1:02:20 — Ileana's Podcasts & Final Thoughts👤 ABOUT ILEANA CHAN:Ileana Chan is a British-Malaysian-Chinese activist, political commentator, and media producer based in the UK. A former actress who entered politics through the Black Lives Matter movement and her work supporting Stella Assange's campaign to free Julian, she is the founder of the Empire Watch YouTube channel, host of the Global Majority for Peace podcast, and co-host of the weekly live show Global South Rising. She is also Secretary of International Affairs of the Communist Party Marxist Kenya and a member of the PoliTeknik International Editorial Board. She approaches global geopolitics through a rigorous anti-imperialist lens.🔗 CONNECT WITH ILEANA CHAN:📘 Facebook: / ileana.chan.106 📸 Instagram: / ileanacforpeace ▶️ YouTube / Empire Watch: / @empirewatch 📌 STAY CONNECTED WITH KIANISTAN:🔔 Subscribe for geopolitics, history & global south conversations🎧 Listen on all major podcast platforms — search Kianistan🌐 Visit: www.kianistan.com💼 Sponsored by: www.worldwidelistings.co.uk