Israel killed many people in Lebanon by putting explosives in pagers and walkie-talkies, in what was condemned internationally as a terrorist attack. This is already backfiring, hurting Western technology companies. Ben Norton discusses how this act of war will fragment supply chains, as Global South markets no longer trust tech made by the US and its allies. China's manufactured goods will increasingly be seen as a safer alternative.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGnVF55Eu0o
Topics
0:00 Israel's pager attack in Lebanon
1:44 Ex CIA director admits it was terrorism
3:07 Russia blasts terrorism, China condemns Israel
3:58 Israel opened Pandora's box: global economy will fragment further
5:51 China gets more customers in Middle East / West Asia
6:44 China is largest trading partner of most countries
7:17 China is world's manufacturing superpower
9:52 How Israel made pagers into bombs (with Hungary & Taiwan links)
14:37 USA demonizes Chinese tech (Huawei)
15:45 US NSA spies on the entire world
18:39 Israel spies on other countries
20:56 USA fears Chinese role in supply chains
22:34 US role in Israeli plot
23:48 How US & Israel weaponize supply chains
29:28 Hezbollah
31:23 Outro
