James Fallows is a national correspondent for The Atlantic. He has reported from around the world and has worked in software design at Microsoft, as the editor of U.S. News & World Report, and as a speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter. He is currently a news analyst for NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered and a visiting professor at the University of Sydney.
“That is the new book by James Fallows. On the surface it is
a book about aviation in China, but it is also one of the best
books on China (ever), one of the best books on industrial
organization in years, and an excellent treatment of economic
growth. It is also readable and fun.” —Tyler Cowen
“Not only does the book benefit from Fallows’ keen observations as
a journalist in China, but also it is enriched by his technical
knowledge as a passionate aviator. The result is informative and
lively.” —The Economist
“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. . . . The story so brilliantly told in China Airborne,
a metaphor for the much bigger story of China's rise, suggests that
no one should take its future as a superpower for granted.” —San
Francisco Chronicle
“It is worth the reader’s time to obtain it and read it. 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.” —Asia Sentinel
“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…The book is
accessible in different ways to different people. Sinologists and
aviation geeks like me will happily pore through Mr. Fallows'
detailed endnotes, trapped at the back where they won't bother
casual readers. People looking for a grab buy at the airport will
find something light that will also make them think.
Businesspeople, students, or tourists going to China can pick this
up and get a good grip on the Chinese zeitgeist.” —Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette
“Fallows keeps the reader engaged by weaving personal stories and
lively personalities into his depiction of the changing aerospace
landscape…his 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.” —Publishers
Weekly
“Prescient. . . . Highly readable and significant, Fallows’ book
should not be missed by those seeking to understand America’s
relationship with this global power.” —Booklist, starred
review
“Precise yet accessible. . . . An enjoyable, important update on an
enigmatic economic giant.” —Kirkus
“Will China change the 21st century, or be changed by it? China
Airborne describes a country ambitiously soaring to fantastic new
heights even as its destination remains perilously uncertain. James
Fallows reports elegantly on the puzzles and paradoxes of this
massive nation and its quest for global prominence.” —Patrick
Smith, author of Somebody Else’s Century
“James Fallows has found a brilliant metaphor for China, and he is
uniquely qualified to unspool the tale. Based on years of firsthand
experience on the ground in China—and in cockpits around the
world—this book showcases his gifts for deep reporting and
analysis. Fallows doesn't simply bear witness; he unravels and
dissects. For this vast country to achieve a leading role in the
aerospace industry, it must attain standards of innovation,
efficiency and precision that would signal a new era in the rise of
a superpower. Has it attained that level? There is no better writer
to find the answer, and Fallows has done it.” —Evan Osnos,
contributor to The New Yorker
“In China Airborne, Fallows tells the story of China’s efforts to
become a global leader in aviation and aerospace, a story that
reveals the economic and political tensions in contemporary China.
China’s past economic success has been built on a combination
of massive investment and labor force mobilization—what Fallows
calls “hard” economic power and autocratic political control.
But success in aerospace, like success in other industries
that depend on innovation, requires what Fallows calls “soft”
economic power—things like trust, honest and transparent
regulation, coordination between civil, commercial and military
organizations, and a culture of free research and exchange of
ideas. Anyone interested China’s future economic,
technological and political developments should read Fallows’
fascinating and insightful new book.” —Laura Tyson, Former Director
of the National Economic Council and Chair of the Council of
Economic Advisors in the Clinton Administration, professor and
former dean of the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley
Praise for James Fallows
“Fallows is refreshingly aware. . . . A shrewd observer of human
foibles and political quagmires with the eye for detail of an
experienced journalist, he gives us panoramic views of China that
are both absorbing and illuminating.” —Jonathan Spence, The New
York Times Book Review
“Fallows represents the best of American journalism—honest,
fearless, and hard-hitting. Moving easily among Chinese, from the
ordinary to the high-ranking, he reports from China as an American
observer, with the same questions and frustrations that most
Americans feel but without either the prejudices of some or the
ideological pixilation of others.” —Sidney Rittenberg, Sr.,
coauthor of The Man Who Stayed Behind
“Postcards from Tomorrow Square offers some wonderful snapshots of
the contradictions of modern China. As always, Fallows writes from
the front lines with insight and flair.” —Rob Gifford, author
of China Road
“James Fallows’s insatiable curiosity and clear narrative make his
China journey a real reward.” —John Sculley, former CEO of
Apple Computer
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