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China Signpost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”©

China SignPost™ 洞察中国 aims to provide high-quality China analysis and policy recommendations in a concise, accessible form for people whose lives are being affected profoundly by China’s political, economic, and security development. We believe that by presenting practical, apolitical China insights we can help citizens around the world form holistic views that are based on facts, rather than political rhetoric driven by vested interests. We aim to foster better understanding of key internal developments in China, its use of natural resources, its trade policies, and its military and security issues.

China SignPost™ 洞察中国 founders Dr. Andrew Erickson and Mr. Gabe Collins have more than a decade of combined government, academic, and private sector experience in Mandarin Chinese language-based research and analysis of China. Dr. Erickson is an Associate Professor at the U.S. Naval War College’s China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) and an Associate in Research at Harvard’s John King Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. His other research is available at www.andrewerickson.com. Mr. Collins is a J.D. candidate at the University of Michigan Law School.  His research focuses on commodity and security issues, particularly those pertaining to China, Latin America, and Russia. The authors have published widely on maritime, energy, and security issues relevant to China.

The views and opinions contained in China SignPost™洞察中国are those of the authors alone and in no way reflect the views or policies of the authors’ employers. All relevant and eligible contents © Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins, 2010-