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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) and Chinese leader Xi Jinping walk during a welcome ceremony held outside the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, on April 14, 2023. Ken Ishii/Pool/Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo, Ph.D., is a China economy analyst who has spent more than 20 years in Asia. Graceffo is a graduate of the Shanghai University of Sport, holds an MBA from Shanghai Jiaotong University, and studied national security at American Military University.