Category: Antonio Graceffo

Power Grab: What Xi Jinping’s 3rd Term Means

Following in the footsteps of Chairman Mao Zedong, one of the most brutal communist leaders the world has seen, is history about to repeat itself with Xi Jinping? In this special report, we look at what Xi Jinping’s third term means for China and the world, what America can expect going forward, and if the…


China’s Stranglehold Over the US With Rare Earths

From batteries in electric vehicles to the colors in our smartphones, to our most advanced military weapons—rare earth and critical minerals are at the heart of our modern life. In this special report, we look at what China’s dominance in the world’s rare earth means for us, how that impacts every sector of society from…


Inflation and Price Hikes: Forces Behind the Numbers

Rising prices and falling currencies—the effects of inflation are hitting hard. But in this age of globalization, what role is the Chinese regime playing in U.S. inflation? And how is the Middle East involved? In this special report, we look at how players in different countries move across the global chessboard and how actions thousands…


‘If Your No. 1 Trade Partner Is in a Recession, It’s Going to Affect You’: Graceffo on China’s Economy

In this special episode, we sat down with China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo. He talks about the current inflation, if China is involved, and how China’s economic outlook would be felt by U.S. consumers. Graceffo said: “First of all, if we have supply chain disruption, this increases the price of goods. And of course, we…


How China Has Quietly Taken Over an Entire Continent

Beijing has been pouring billions of dollars into the infrastructure of Africa. But what started out as a seemingly generous move, has dark strings attached. Now that influence is rippling out globally. In this special report, we look at China’s growing influence in Africa, how it got to this point, and the impact it’s having…


‘These Counterfeit Pills Are Very Well Done’: Victor Avila on China’s Role in US Overdose Deaths

In this special episode, we sat down with Victor Avila, former ICE special agent and author of “Agent Under Fire.” He talks about China’s role in getting illicit drugs like fentanyl over the border and into the United States, how widespread trafficking is in the country, and much more. Avila said, “China has a major role in…


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

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. Closer to home, there is an alarming trend—recently reported on by China…


Why Are America’s Athletes Defecting to China? Red China’s Hidden Olympic Agenda

For this special two-part edition of The Wide Angle, I’m joined by China economics professor Antonio Graceffo—a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport. I garner his insights into two pivotal U.S.-China issues: American-born athletes starring on the China Olympic team; and China’s startling high-volume investment in U.S. biopharm and genomics companies. While seemingly unrelated,…


Is China Buying Control in Latin America?

Is Latin America about to find itself the setting for a second Cold War? That’s the looming question as Chinese influence spreads across the region. At stake is national security in America—and Taiwan on the global stage—as a new president enters office in Honduras. The small country now lies at the center of a tug-of-war…


’90 Miles From the US Coast, There’s Chinese Military’: Graceffo on CCP Influence in Latin America

In this special episode, we sat down with China economic analyst Antonio Graceffo and Paz Gómez, a researcher at Impunity Observer. They talk about the first female president in Hondurus, how that could change diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and how the Chinese regime’s economic stake in Latin America ripples over into the United States. Graceffo…