Research and analysis of the Chinese economy, US-China trade war, defense, and geopolitics
Posts by Antonio Graceffo
About Antonio Graceffo
Antonio Graceffo is a Ph.D., and also holds a China-MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University. He works as an economics professor and China economic analyst, writing for various international media. Some of his books include: The Wrestler’s Dissertation, Warrior Odyssey, Beyond the Belt and Road: China’s Global Economic Expansion, and A Short Course on the Chinese Economy.
Sage Outcast interview with Antonio Graceffo. (January 9, 2024). China's Global Power and How it Threatens U.S. National Security https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8NyYbZLDYg
Military – Economic – Diplomatic By Antonio Graceffo In its annual threat assessment, the U.S. Intelligence Community consistently identifies the People’s Republic of China as the primary threat to U.S.…
By Antonio Graceffo For the first time, the United States is using the presidential drawdown authority (PDA) to provide weapons to Taiwan. This is the same authority previously used to send arms…
By Antonio Graceffo As the world marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted fighting in the Korean War from 1950-1953, military delegations from Russia and China met with their North…
By Antonio Graceffo The leaders of Niger’s coup have suspended the Constitution, demanded the removal of foreign troops, and threatened to ban uranium sales to the West. Neighboring countries, like…
By Antonio Graceffo “Mongolia is landlocked but not mindlocked,” remarked Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene as he visited Washington DC this week and met with US Vice President Kamala Harris. Oyun-Erdene…
By Antonio Graceffo China’s new foreign relations law intensifies Xi Jinping’s power and control over private sector companies. The Foreign Relations Law came into effect on July 1. This new law increases…
By Antonio Graceffo High expectations and disastrous monetary policy have put Americans into a vicious debt spiral. In the first quarter of 2023, American household debt hit a record high of $17.05 trillion,…
By Antonio Graceffo In July, authorities searched an illegal and unlicensed Chinese-owned biolab containing deadly viruses and lab animals in California. Beginning in March, federal and local authorities had been investigating…
By Antonio Graceffo Talk of expanding BRICS membership and de-dollarization is gaining traction, but enlarging the group or ditching the dollar remains elusive. Recently 19 countries, among them Saudi Arabia and…