The Chinese Road to High Technology

This book provides a detailed insight into China's endeavours to acquire the advanced technical competencies which lie at the heart of modern telecommunications. Distinctively detailed first hand material is presented in two contrasting case studies in the field of public digital switching systems. The book explores the deep problems that beset the former socialist system, how these are changing in the face of China's economic transition and its distinctive technological policy of 'walking on two legs'. An invaluable guide to China, The Chinese Road to High Technology also offers important insights into the issues facing other developing countries.

Having completed her doctoral program at Edinburgh University and after working at IMD as a research fellow, XIAOBAI SHEN is currently a consultant for China related business in Edinburgh. Dr Shen's interests in telecommunications technology date back to her undergraduate study and subsequent teaching experience in Telecommunications Engineering in Shanghai Railway University. She was among those who actively introduced modern management methods to China and taught them to young managers in Shanghai Industries. She then moved to Beijing to take an M.Phil in Science and Technology Policy at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and worked for several years as a Research Fellow in the China Research Institute for Management Science. Having also worked in the manufacturing industry in China during the Cultural Revolution she is uniquely positioned to offer insight into Chinese business.