Marijuana plants are pictured on a two-hectare plot of land during a military operation in Poncitlán, Jalisco state, Mexico, on April 14, 2023. Ulises Ruiz/AFP via Getty Images
Transnational criminal networks with ties to communist China pose a growing menace to U.S. national security through involvement in money laundering, human trafficking, drug production, and their recent expansion into the illegal marijuana trade.
Antonio Graceffo
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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.
