"Irene Wu, an official at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission at the time of her writing, eschews the density that usually accompanies policy studies to tell a rich story of the liberalization and modernization of China's communications infrastructure . . . China's telecommunications revolution is a fascinating case study of market transformation, and this book successfully makes what can often be a technical and arcane topic an interesting study of market transition and development."
Roselyn Hsueh
Journal of Chinese Political Science
"Irene S. Wu in this volume provides some clues to the miraculous performance by a comprehensive and balanced account of the uneven development of the telecom market . . . [Readers] can surely find clues from Irene Wu's book as to where to look for explanations for the performance of other Chinese industries and the economy as a whole."
Huizhong Zhou
China Review International
"This is a valuable and timely book for scholars who are interested in the evolving regulatory framework of China's telecommunications sector."
Yu Hong Journal of Asian Studies
"Irene Wu has created a study of telecommunications reform in China that will interest anyone studying economic policymaking in the major emerging economies. The book is both comprehensive and insightful, drawing on the author's personal involvement in U.S.-China governmental discussions over telecom for a number of years."
Peter Cowhey, Dean, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies
UC San Diego