"A great yarn . . . Lustgarten] also accomplishes something more valuable: He provides insight into the seat-of-the-pants nature of many of China's massive schemes."--The Washington Post Book World
When the "sky train" to Tibet opened in 2006, the Chinese government fulfilled a fifty-year plan first envisioned by Mao Zedong. As China grew into an economic power, the railway had become an imperative, a critical component of China's breakneck expansion and the final maneuver in strengthening the country's grip over this last frontier.
In China's Great...
"A great yarn . . . Lustgarten] also accomplishes something more valuable: He provides insight into the seat-of-the-pants nature of many of Chi...
