Commentary
Chinese leader Xi Jinping appears to believe that the 15th Five-Year Plan and the détente in the China–U.S. trade war will revive the Chinese economy, but they won’t.
Thinking About China
Opinion
Neither Beijing’s New Economic Plan nor Trade Truce With US Can Save China’s Economy
Containers at the port in Nanjing, in China's eastern Jiangsu Province, on Aug. 12, 2025. AFP via Getty Images
Antonio Graceffo
Author
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.
