China’s First Quarter Economy: Less Confidence, Less Liquidity
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Pedestrians cross a road in front of buildings in the central business district in Beijing, China, on Nov. 23, 2021. China's marked economic slowdown in the second half of the year tests the central bank's policy mettle and divides economists over whether more aggressive action is needed to avoid a deeper downturn. Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images
This year, Beijing set the lowest GDP growth target in decades at 5.5 percent.
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.