Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “In Hot Water: High-Efficiency Heat Pump Water Heaters Will Reduce Residential Energy Use in China,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 11 (16 December 2010).
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The comfort of a hot shower is hard to beat and Chinese homeowners are moving quickly to install water heaters as they […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “China’s Natural Gas Approach: Pipelines Are Best Way to Resolve Shortages,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 10 (10 December 2010).
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China’s gas grid expansion is economically, environmentally, and strategically significant. Beijing’s desire to adopt cleaner sources of energy and facilitate their effective movement around China helps reduce […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “U.S. Pecan Growers Crack into Chinese Market,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 9 (9 December 2010).
Chinese pecan buyers are accumulating supplies as they prepare for the next Chinese New Year in early 2011, a peak nut consumption period in China. Rising incomes and increased demand for healthy foods are driving […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “Playing with Fire? Potential Impact of a North Korean Threat to South Korean Oil Refineries,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 8 (29 November 2010).
North Korea’s recent shelling of South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island raises the risk of armed confrontation in the region. If its core demands were not met, North Korea […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “Follow the Money: ‘Rich Lists’ Hint at Sectors that May Become Future Wealth Generators,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 7 (26 November 2010).
Forbes Magazine recently published “rich lists” of the wealthiest people in China and the US. Analyzing the holdings of the 100 wealthiest people in each country helps give […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “Factors Behind China’s Latest Diesel Fuel Shortage,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 6 (21 November 2010).
Over the past few weeks, many parts of China have been experiencing diesel fuel shortages. The existence of the shortages has been well-chronicled by many Chinese and foreign media outlets, but there has been much […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “Gray Gold: China’s Rare Earth Power Play, Impacts, and Suggested Consumer Responses,” China SignPost™ (洞察中国) 5 (3 November 2010).
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Tighter export quotas for rare earth elements (REEs) from China and the […]
Gabriel B. Collins and Andrew S. Erickson, “Be Careful What You Wish For: Further Appreciation of China’s Currency Would Deliver Positive and Negative Results for U.S.,” China Signpost™(洞察中国) 4 (12 October 2010).
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On 29 September 2010, the US House of Representatives passed the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act by a […]
Gabriel B. Collins, “Salt of the Earth: BHP Billiton’s Bid for Potash Corp Likely to Drive Chinese Potash Investment in Belarus, Russia, and Africa,” China Signpost (洞察中国)™ 3 (18 September 2010).
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A successful deal would give BHP control over more than 20% of global potash production. This share would rise as […]
Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins, “Looking After China’s Own: Pressure to Protect PRC Citizens Working Overseas Likely to Rise,” China Signpost 洞察中国™ 2 (17 August 2010).
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Numerous Chinese citizens are entering Africa and other conflict-prone areas, both as employees of large corporations and as individual entrepreneurs in pursuit of […]
Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel B. Collins, “Oversea Trumps Overland: China’s Oil Supply Future is Maritime,” China Signpost 洞察中国™ 1 (26 May 2010).
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China is now the world’s second-largest oil user.
40% of its oil comes by sea.
Pipelines will not reduce China’s growing seaborne oil imports.
Increasing reliance on sea lane security worries Chinese […]
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