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A Maritime Oil Blockade Against China—Tactically Tempting but Strategically Fl...
March 28th, 2018Summary: The political, economic, and financial aspects of sustaining an oil blockade against China mean that even a militarily successful blockader could find its political, economic,…
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The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia: Tethered to the PLA
March 27th, 2017Conor M. Kennedy and Andrew S. Erickson, China’s Third Sea Force, The People’s Armed Forces Maritime Militia: Tethered to the PLA, China Maritime Report 1 (Newport,…
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Unlocking World-Class Insights Into China’s Naval Shipbuilding Program
March 6th, 2017While the Trump Administration plans a naval buildup, China has already been executing on its own naval expansion for years and continues to qualitatively and quantitatively…
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Sea Pershing: An Affordable Hypersonic Countermeasure to Chinese and Russian Thr...
February 10th, 2017Note: I’m re-posting this entry because it deserves renewed attention as the great power competition with China and Russia heats up and as these countries continue…
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China’s Evolving Oil Demand
October 7th, 2016Slowing Overall Growth, Gasoline Replacing Diesel as Demand Driver, Refined Product Exports Rising Substantially Executive Summary: –Three key factors characterize the “new normal” of China’s oil…
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China Peak Diesel Poses a Serious Challenge to Saudi Arabia, May Help Force OPEC...
April 5th, 2016Gabriel Collins, “China Peak Diesel Poses a Serious Challenge to Saudi Arabia, May Help Force OPEC Production Cut,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 94 (5 April 2016). China’s…