China's Leap into the Information Age

Over the last decade, China has made rapid strides to 'catch up' with the West in computer and information technologies. Qiwen Lu takes an inside look at the development of four large Chinese domestic computer enterprises (the Stone Group, the Legend Group, the Founder Group, and the China Great Wall Computer Group) from their inception to their establishment as multi-billion businesses. He shows how and why indigenous Chinese high-tech firms gained technology capabilities and modern marketing know-how, and how they were able to compete directly with Western multinationals.