Unpacking the Riches of the Pentagon’s China Report
Posted: 07. May, 2013 Last update: 07. May, 2013
China Real Time Report (中国实时报) Andrew S. Erickson, “Unpacking the Riches of the Pentagon’s China Report,” China Real Time Report (中国实时报), Wall Street Journal, 7 May 2013. The U.S. Department of Defense annual report on Chinese military developments, released on Monday, has made a splash by putting forth the most direct official accusations so far of Chinese cyberintrusions into [...]
New Fleet on the Block: China’s Coast Guard Comes Together
Posted: 11. Mar, 2013 Last update: 11. Mar, 2013
China Real Time Report (中国实时报) Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “New Fleet on the Block: China’s Coast Guard Comes Together,” China Real Time Report (中国实时报), Wall Street Journal, 11 March 2013. In a move with significant implications for territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas, the Chinese government announced on Sunday that it plans [...]
China’s Rising Seaborne Food and Fuel Imports: Propelling Naval Expansion?
Posted: 13. May, 2012 Last update: 13. May, 2012
Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “China’s Rising Seaborne Food and Fuel Imports: Propelling Naval Expansion?,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 59 (12 May 2012). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Strategic Horizon 1C: The U.S.-China relationship will be central to international relations in the twenty-first century, as the two great Asia-Pacific powers compete, coexist, and cooperate [...]
China’s Economic Environment: Implications for Military Development
Posted: 14. Mar, 2012 Last update: 14. Mar, 2012
Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “China’s Economic Environment: Implications for Military Development,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 56 (14 March 2012). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Strategic Horizon 1B: The U.S.-China relationship will be central to international relations in the twenty-first century, as the two great Asia-Pacific powers compete, coexist, and cooperate across the full spectrum of national capabilities. [...]
The ‘Flying Shark’ Prepares to Roam the Seas: Strategic pros and cons of China’s aircraft carrier program
Posted: 19. May, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “The ‘Flying Shark’ Prepares to Roam the Seas: Strategic pros and cons of China’s aircraft carrier program,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 35 (18 May 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© China’s budding aircraft carrier program is provoking energetic debate among Chinese and foreign observers. The former Ukrainian carrier Varyag (called [...]
China Defense White Paper 2010: Better transparency, but what key developments were left out of the discussion?
Posted: 05. Apr, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “China Defense White Paper 2010: Better transparency, but what key developments were left out of the discussion?,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 32 (5 April 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© China’s National Defense in 2010 continues the tradition of offering additional bits of incremental information each year, but still refrains [...]
China dispatches warship to protect Libya evacuation mission: Marks the PRC’s first use of frontline military assets to protect an evacuation mission
Posted: 24. Feb, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “China dispatches warship to protect Libya evacuation mission: Marks the PRC’s first use of frontline military assets to protect an evacuation mission,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 25 (24 February 2011). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© What we know The PLA Navy has just dispatched Xuzhou, a Type 054 Jiangkai-II class [...]
Southern Sudan referendum: potential security problems for China
Posted: 06. Jan, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
China’s involvement in volatile places is testing its principle of “non-interference” China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “Southern Sudan referendum: potential security problems for China,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 16 (05 January 2011). Key Points • The independence referendum in Southern Sudan scheduled for 9 January 2011 is likely to test [...]
Eleven for ’11: key things and events to watch for in China during 2011
Posted: 01. Jan, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “Eleven for ’11: key things and events to watch for in China during 2011,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 15 (01 January 2011). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© As China and the world bound into the Year of the Hare, it is worth examining key trends and events that are likely [...]
LNG carriers to aircraft carriers? Assessing the potential for crossover between civilian and military shipbuilding in China
Posted: 19. Dec, 2010 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “LNG carriers to aircraft carriers? Assessing the potential for crossover between civilian and military shipbuilding in China ,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 12 (18 December 2010). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Key policy implications: China’s growing proficiency in building massive ore carriers and oil tankers suggests that Chinese yards [...]