The book makes a large contribution to our understanding of the status and progress of Chinas shipbuilding industry. All of the authors have made very good use of the available public sources, including the Chinese governments policy announcements and regulations, industrial analyses, and individual enterprises publications, and this enables them to make a knowledgeable assessment of the progress in Chinas shipbuilding industry."The China Journal
"So what are the Chinese thinking?... To what end? I dont know.' Hopefully, well get more books like Chinese Naval Shipbuilding to help us figure that out."Naval History Book Reviews
A professor of naval strategy at the Naval War College, presents 17 chapters written by naval, academic, and industry experts and linguistics to penetrate the shroud over the Chinese shipbuilding industry."Seapower Magazine
"What are Chinas prospects for success in key areas of naval shipbuilding? What are the likely results for Chinas Navy? What are the implications for the U.S. Navy? To address these critical, complex issues, this book brings together some of the worlds leading experts and linguistic analysts, often pairing them in research teams. These professionals have commanded ships at sea, led shipbuilding programs ashore, toured Chinese vessels and production facilities, invested in Chinese shipyards and advised others in their investment, and analyzed and presented important data to top-level decision makers in times of crisis. This book fills a key gap in our understanding of China, its shipbuilding, its navy, and what it all means."Sea Technology
"The contributors comprising sailors, scholars and industry professionals seek to assess Chinas prospects in key areas of shipbuilding and the potential implications for the US Navy."Survival: Global Politics and Strategy
"Chinese Naval Shipbuilding is highly recommended for everyone who wants to better understand our future multipolar world healthy food for the brain."Australian Naval Institute
"The book makes it obvious that the next decade will be very important and probably exciting as far as US/China naval relations are concerned." Work Boat World
"The book provides authoritative, in-depth analysis of an area crucial to current and future global naval developments that makes it essential reading for any serious student of contemporary maritime affairs."Warship
"This excellent and wide-ranging book represents a very strong expression of interest in Chinese maritime matters."Ausmarine
"This is an important, timely and indeed ambitious book at a pivotal moment in world history. In understanding Chinas shipbuilding and designs one also gains a glimpse into the cultural knowledge, technologies and enduring artefacts necessary to sustain a Navy."The Navy, Navy League of Australia
