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"In China, I feel the explosive combination of forces aligning to
create the kind of change that alters the course of history," writes
David Sheff in the introduction to China Dawn,
his book on the entrepreneurs who are trying to spark a social
transformation and make a mint as they bring the latest information
technology to the planet's most populous country. The idealistic heroes
of this story are Bo Feng and Edward Tian, both friends of the author.
Feng is a Marin County busboy who becomes one of China's top venture
capitalists; Tian is the cofounder of AsiaInfo, the first private
Chinese firm to go public in the West. Like so many others, Feng and
Tian were deeply affected by the Tiananmen Square massacre in 1989, and
they believe the Internet can set their country on an irreversible
course toward freedom. At bottom, though, China Dawn is an
engaging business book that chronicles the "unlikely group of
revolutionaries" who hope to become the Bill Gates and Andy Groves of
their country. It is difficult to know whether they will succeed, but
hard not to wish them luck. --John Miller
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
With China poised to
enter the World Trade Organization, the importance of its billion-plus
potential customers to the global economy cannot be overestimated.
Journalist Sheff (Game Over) describes how the country's information
technology leaders are battling outdated business models, a tumultuous
market, and a government that pushes expansion while trying to censor
Internet usage. Despite these sometimes overwhelming odds, estimates
predict an astounding 30 to 60 million Chinese Internet users by 2005.
Sheff uses biographies and case studies to introduce the visionaries
and venture capitalists leading Asia into the 21st century. Readers
will enjoy this well-written and clearly organized study of an
extraordinary economic and social revolution, and anyone whose company
plans to begin or increase trade with China will profit from learning
about the major players and the forces influencing the new Chinese
economy. Business collections in all types of libraries will want to
purchase. Susan C. Awe, Univ. of New Mexico Lib., Albuquerque
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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