A detailed account of China's entry into advanced manufacturing. Focusing on electricity, telecoms and semiconductors, this book shows how institutional obstacles, conflicting objectives and Soviet-era legacies limit the impact of innovation efforts, resulting in a complex mosaic of success and failure in both technical and commercial dimensions.

A detailed account of China's entry into advanced manufacturing. Focusing on electricity, telecoms and semiconductors, this book shows how institutional obstacles, conflicting objectives and Soviet-era legacies limit the impact of innovation efforts, resulting in a complex mosaic of success and failure in both technical and commercial dimensions.