Kings of Coal to Barons of Bling?
Posted: 22. Sep, 2012 Last update: 22. Sep, 2012
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “Kings of Coal to Barons of Bling? Xinjiang’s coal boom will drive sales of Bentleys, BMWs, and other “bling”,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 66 (21 September 2012). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© So what do coal mines have to do with high-priced Bentley automobiles? In Chinese coal mining towns, a [...]
Shenlong ‘Divine Dragon’ Takes Flight: Is China developing its first spaceplane?
Posted: 04. May, 2012 Last update: 04. May, 2012
Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “Shenlong ‘Divine Dragon’ Takes Flight: Is China developing its first spaceplane?,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 58 (4 May 2012). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© The age of the spaceplane upon us, and it is trans-Pacific, with the U.S. and China the only current active participants. Winged spaceplanes operate as [...]
China’s Growing Meat Consumption is Driving Corn Imports and Creating a New Strategic Dependency
Posted: 02. Jan, 2012 Last update: 02. Jan, 2012
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “China’s Growing Meat Consumption is Driving Corn Imports and Creating a New Strategic Dependency,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 51 (2 January 2012). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© China will likely import 3.0 million tonnes of corn in the 2011/12 market year, more than triple the amount it took in 2010/11 (USDA). As Chinese [...]
A Chinese “Heart” for Large Civilian and Military Aircraft: Strategic and commercial implications of China’s campaign to develop high-bypass turbofan jet engines
Posted: 19. Sep, 2011 Last update: 19. Sep, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “A Chinese “Heart” for Large Civilian and Military Aircraft: Strategic and commercial implications of China’s campaign to develop high-bypass turbofan jet engines,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 47 (19 September 2011). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Deep Dive–Special In-Depth Report #3 This in-depth report analyzes China’s prospects for building large turbofan jet engines for [...]
A Smoking Cursor? New Window Opens on China’s Potential Cyberwarfare Development CCTV 7 program raises new questions about Beijing’s support for hacking
Posted: 24. Aug, 2011 Last update: 26. Aug, 2011
Andrew Erickson and Gabe Collins, “A Smoking Cursor? New Window Opens on China’s Potential Cyberwarfare Development: CCTV 7 program raises new questions about Beijing’s support for hacking,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 46 (24 August 2011). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© The positions expressed here are the authors’ personal views. They do not represent the U.S. Naval War [...]
China’s S-Curve Trajectory: Structural factors will likely slow the growth of China’s economy and comprehensive national power
Posted: 15. Aug, 2011 Last update: 15. Aug, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “China’s S-Curve Trajectory: Structural factors will likely slow the growth of China’s economy and comprehensive national power,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 44 (15 August 2011). China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Key Points: –China is likely to follow an S-Curve-shaped path of slowing growth as key internal and external challenges—including pollution, corruption, chronic diseases, [...]
How Do the Economic Outputs of China’s 8 Most Productive Cities Compare to Those of U.S. Cities?
Posted: 29. Jul, 2011 Last update: 29. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “How Do the Economic Outputs of China’s 8 Most Productive Cities Compare to Those of U.S. Cities?,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 41 (29 July 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Economic discussions involving the U.S. and China often focus on national-level matters such as currency valuation, duties, and trade policy. Yet decisions [...]
12 in ’12: Strategic Challenges Facing the U.S. and China as the 2012 Political Season Approaches
Posted: 11. Jul, 2011 Last update: 29. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “12 in ’12: Strategic Challenges Facing the U.S. and China as the 2012 Political Season Approaches,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 40 (11 July 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© Executive Summary: Challenges Washington faces that will affect relations with China 1) Adapting to a sometimes contradictory “frenemies” type relationship with [...]
The 10 Biggest Cities in China That You’ve Probably Never Heard of
Posted: 01. Jun, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “The 10 Biggest Cities in China That You’ve Probably Never Heard of,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 37 (1 June 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© China already has more than 150 cities with populations of more than one million people and could have as many as 221 cities with one [...]
Internal Challenge: China’s diabetes epidemic highlights how rising healthcare costs could constrain economic growth and military spending
Posted: 31. May, 2011 Last update: 30. Jul, 2011
Gabe Collins and Andrew Erickson, “Internal Challenge: China’s diabetes epidemic highlights how rising healthcare costs could constrain economic growth and military spending,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国), No. 36 (31 May 2011) China SignPost™ 洞察中国–“Clear, high-impact China analysis.”© As analytical attention (including a substantial portion of ours) focuses on China’s growing military power and economic influence, both in [...]