Kerch Strait Update & Trump’s Trade War Fuels Anti-China Sentiment

RT Correspondent Murad Gazdiev reports from Kerch, Russia, bringing the latest on developments in the region following the sea clash between Russia and Ukraine in the Kerch Strait. Former US Diplomat Jim Jatras gives his thoughts on the news, including calls from German officials to sanction Russia over the incident. Next, former UK MP George Galloway is on the show to explain why he believes British Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU divorce deal has not chance of passing. Later, Anya describes what has been dubbed by some to be a  “new McCarthyism” brewing in the United States, as anti-China fervor is rising in the wake of President Trump’s all out trade war against the country. Anya brings Trump’s latest comments on trade war, as the President told the Wall Street Journal this week it is “highly unlikely” his administration will refrain from raising tariffs on Chinese goods in coming weeks. She also explains how a 1979 agreement between the two countries invalidates claims made by US officials that China is steeling US technology.  Dr. Gerald Horne, Professor of History at the University of Houston, joins Anya to tell us why he thinks both the Democratic and Republican Parties fear China’s rise.