| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 268 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- This is going to be big -- Getting off the ground -- The men from Boeing -- The Chinese master plan -- An airport in the wilderness -- An American dream, turned Chinese -- China's own Boeing -- The environmental consequences of aviation -- The tensions inside China -- The Chinese model, airborne. |
| Summary |
Evaluates China's plan to rival America as a leading aerospace power, revealing the nation's considerable investments in airports and airplane construction while making recommendations for how the United States should respond. |
| Subject |
Aeronautics -- China.
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Aeronautics, Commercial -- China.
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Aerospace industries -- China.
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China -- Economic conditions -- 2000-
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| ISBN |
9780375422119 hardcover $25.95 |
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0375422110 hardcover |
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