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Why The World Should Worry About China Taking Taiwan; Will Xi Follow Putin’s Lead? | Wide Angle

By Antonio Graceffo March 19, 2022Taiwan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yBRyIooffc (Originally Published by NTD, Wide Angle, March 18, 2022) It wasn’t so long ago that communist China was offering Taiwan Hong Kong as the example of how ‘great things…

China, Russian Oil, and the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Antonio Graceffo March 18, 2022China, Iran, Russia

In violation of U.S. sanctions, China has been purchasing Iranian oil. Now, the United States may lift the sanctions on Iran to replace oil lost from Russia, in which case China will have cheap oil from Russia.

Will Ukraine crisis accelerate China’s push for the yuan as an international currency?

By Antonio Graceffo March 17, 2022China, Ukraine

For years, Beijing has pushed to have the yuan accepted as an international currency, while countries unfriendly to the U.S. such as Venezuela, Iran, Russia, and North Korea have been looking for a dollar alternative for international trade.

Xi Jinping Tightens Grip on Economy, Moves China Toward Maoism

By Antonio Graceffo March 16, 2022China

rmation from one of the poorest countries in the world to the number two economy.

Ukraine: A Deeper Look Into the Threat of a Potential World War

By Antonio Graceffo March 8, 2022Russia, Ukraine

“I decided to conduct a special military operation. Its goal is the protection of people who have suffered eight years from abuse and genocide, from the Kyiv regime.” stated Russian president…

The crypto option: Russian workaround to mitigate Western sanctions, or digital mirage?

By Antonio Graceffo March 8, 2022Russia, Ukraine

Individuals, and possibly small companies, could use Bitcoin or other commercial cryptocurrencies to get around sanctions, but it's very unlikely there would be enough scale to save the Russian economy.

Beijing to Address China’s Slowing Economy at the ‘Two Sessions’ Conference

By Antonio Graceffo March 5, 2022China

The Chinese Communist Party’s biggest annual political meetings—known collectively as the “Two Sessions”—started on March 4.

Concerns over Taiwan rise as Russia declares war; A new dynamic between the three world powers

By Antonio Graceffo February 26, 2022Taiwan

Hours after Putin put boots on the ground in Ukraine, Beijing sent fighter jets soaring near Taiwan. Will the island become the next Ukraine? Taipei reacts to those concerns.

Chinese Military-Linked Firm Gathers American DNA, Provides COVID Tests. Feat. Dr. Antonio Graceffo

By Antonio Graceffo February 13, 2022China

In 1936, Nazi Germany, already gaining world notoriety for its authoritarian, xenophobic culture, hosted the Summer Olympics. Some 85 years on, the despotic Chinese Communist Party–with its doctrine of ‘unrestricted warfare’ against America and the Western World–is charged with hosting the Winter Olympics.

‘90 miles from the US coast, there’s Chinese military’: Graceffo on CCP influence in Latin America

By Antonio Graceffo January 23, 2022China

In this special episode, we sat down with China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo and Paz Gómez, a researcher at Impunity Observer.