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China ended 2022 better than many analysts had projected, but the numbers were still relatively bad. Retail sales were down by 1.8 percent in December 2022, which was the third consecutive month of declines.
A general view shows Evergrande residential buildings under construction in Guangzhou, China, on July 18, 2022. Jade Gao/AFP via Getty Images
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.
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