A pharmacy technician grabs a bottle of drugs off a shelf at the central pharmacy of Intermountain Healthcare in Midvale, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2018. IHC, along with other hospitals and philanthropies, are launching a nonprofit generic drug company called "Civica Rx" to help reduce cost and shortages of generic drugs. George Frey/Getty Images
Pharmaceutical drugs are one of the most crucial areas where the United States is too dependent on imports. China is the number one source of U.S. imported drugs, by volume.
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.