Well written account of the rise of aerospace in China from an author who has lived there and who loves flying. You can extrapolate, as you wish, on the future of Chinese industry in general. Interesting tidbits about the control of airspace (and how wasteful this is of fuel, as plane are routed through narrow corridors - all airspace is under military control). It will be fascinating to see how this evolves.

Ostensibly about aviation in China, but really about China seen through aviation. Good journalism.

Reasonably entertaining and engaging for the most part, but tangentially related to aviation at best for large stretches

For anyone who wants to get a sense of the past 30 years of China and the near future, this book is an excellent read. Fallows uses the aviation industry as a template for the changes China has made, going back to the days of Kissinger's secret trip in '73, through today's efforts at opening up the interior of China to air travel. Even as someone who has little interest in flying or aviation, this was an excellent choice and really gave a sense of the amazing progress China has made and the promise and peril of its future.

Just an excellent read.