China Airborne
by James Fallows
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87%
Critic Reviews: 10
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Reader Ratings: 32
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Synopsis
More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are determined to be more than customers. In 2011, China announced its Twelfth Five-Year Plan, which included the commitment to spend a quarter of a trillion dollars to jump-start its aerospace industry. Its goal... more
About James Fallows
Published: May 15, 2012 by Random House
Genre: Business & Economics, Political & Social Sciences. Non-fiction. 288 pages
- All Critics: 10
- Positive: 9
- Negative: 1
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San Francisco Chronicle | 20 May 2012
What sets "China Airborne" apart from other books on China's rise is Fallows' remarkable ability to analyze both China's unprecedented achievements in economic modernization and its inherent limitations.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 7 Jul 2012
Mr. Fallows has an earthy, engaging style, and he sees the human stories of government officials, entrepreneurs, workers and intellectuals all pursuing the dreams they have for themselves and their country as they take off together into the skies.
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The Peking Duck | 26 Jun 2012
Leave it to James Fallows to take a subject to which I am indifferent (if not downright hostile) and turn it into a story of suspense and adventure, human and technological, and to delight me with every page.
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The Economist | 12 May 2012
The only drawback to this slender volume is that its own ambition overreaches... he insists on viewing the country's entire future through aviator's goggles.
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Asian Review of Books
His research is well documented, and his publisher has provided a good index. This is the work of a superior craftsman in all respects.
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Publishers Weekly | 5 Mar 2012
Whether readers have an interest in aviation or China’s role in the global economy, Fallows’s book makes for an intriguing read, looking at both sides of the picture: reasons for why China might succeed, as well as those for why the country might struggle.
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Macleans | 6 Jul 2012
Fallows...argues convincingly that the surest test of such an ambition can be found in the complex business of designing, building and flying airplanes.
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The Decatur Daily | 7 Oct 2012
Fallows has spent years in the far East, and reports as a master...Read this book to understand that the sleeping giant, China, is awakening.
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Asia Sentinel | 16 May 2012
It is a timely look at a country in a newly dangerous economic and political situation. Understanding that situation is of utmost importance to the rest of the world.
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FlightGlobal | 5 Jun 2012
China Airborne is fun to read and well written...Great stuff.
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