Antonio Graceffo

Antonio Graceffo, PhD is an economic researcher and China analyst based out of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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Transnational Crime on the China-Myanmar Border

09.22.2023 Antonio Graceffo

On September 6, the United Wa State Party, the political arm of one of the most powerful ethnic resistance armies in Myanmar, handed over 1,207...

Publication China Brief

Xi Shifts Blame as Chinese Economy Continues to Falter

07.21.2023 Antonio Graceffo

Introduction In December of last year, China’s central government lifted its stringent “zero-COVID” restrictions, signaling to the public it shifted its principal policy objective from...

Publication China Brief China

How China Prolongs Myanmar’s Endless Internal Conflicts

03.17.2023 Antonio Graceffo

Introduction Since 1949, Myanmar has experienced the world’s longest ongoing armed conflict. Following the February 2021 coup, which overthrew the government of Aung San Suu...

Publication China Brief China

China’s Economy: More Debt than Meets the Eye

11.18.2022 Antonio Graceffo

Introduction Since the beginning of this year, investment banks and international financial organizations, including the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, have steadily downgraded...

Publication China Brief China