Category: Antonio Graceffo

Dr. Antonio Graceffo: Xi Jinping’s Push for Paramount Status and China’s Economic Future

Going into 2022, a topic that will stick around is how China will use economic aggression to bully western nations. I sat down with Dr. Antonio Graceffo for a preview of what to expect in China affairs for the new year. From the ongoing U.S.–China trade war and political war, more nations are being sucked…


Antonio Graceffo—Part 2: China’s Effort to Subvert Media, Entertainment, and Journalism

In the second part of our two-part interview, we continue to delve into how China applies propaganda through various methods with Dr. Antonio Graceffo, a China expert with 20 years of experience in Asia, economics, and politics. Soft or hard propaganda both require a degree of planning. This includes infiltrating different media platforms, such as…


‘Would Allow China to Have Direct Oil Access’: Antonio Graceffo on Beijing’s Interest in Afghanistan

In this episode, we sat down with China economic analyst Dr. Antonio Graceffo. He touched on Beijing’s interest in Afghanistan, what some of those risks are, and how Beijing’s plan of global dominance through the Belt and Road initiative is playing out. Graceffo said, “Main involvement of China with Afghanistan is to protect its investments…


Taliban Does Door-to-Door ‘Dissident’ Search; What Would China–Taliban Alliance Mean For US?

As we approach the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attack—the event that led to the War in Afghanistan—America projects a much-altered identity and faces a significantly altered geopolitical landscape. Communist China features with unprecedented prevalence in this reality. An opportunistic entity, the Chinese Communist Party appears readied, beyond all others, to ingratiate itself to the…