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Ready for takeoff : china's advancing aerospace industry.

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"China's aerospace industry has advanced at an impressive rate over the past decade. While some of this progress can be attributed to rapidly growing governmental support for China's aerospace sector, China's aerospace capabilities have also benefited from the increasing particip...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cliff, Roger
Corporate Authors: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division
Other Authors: Ohlandt, Chad J. R., Yang, David
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica : Rand Corporation, 2011.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
Aerospace industries > China.
Aerospace industries > Government policy > China.
Aeronautics, Commercial > China.
Aeronautics, Commercial > Government policy > China.
Artificial satellites > China.
Artificial satellites > Government policy > China.
China > Foreign economic relations > United States.
United States > Foreign economic relations > China.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • Summary
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Chapter One. Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Structure of the Report
  • Chapter Two. China's Commercial Aircraft Market
  • Current Conditions
  • Projections of China's Future Commercial Passenger Aircraft Market
  • Factors Other Than GDP Growth
  • Domestic Versus International Traffic
  • Chapter Three. China's Current Commercial Aircraft Production
  • Commercial Passenger Aircraft
  • Domestic Designs
  • Foreign Designs
  • Helicopters
  • Fixed-Wing General Aviation Aircraft
  • Chapter Four. The Role of Foreign Firms in the Development of China's Commercial Aviation Manufacturing Industry
  • Chinese Government Policies Toward Foreign Aviation Manufacturing Companies
  • Joint Ventures and Cooperative R&D Activities
  • U.S. Companies
  • Non-U.S. Companies
  • Extent to Which China-Based Production Supplies U.S. Aerospace Firms
  • U.S. Companies
  • Non-U.S. Companies
  • Other Sources of Western Aerospace Technology
  • Chapter Five. China's Space Capabilities
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Satellites
  • Communications Satellites
  • Weather Satellites
  • Civilian Earth-Observation Satellites
  • Military Imagery Reconnaissance Satellites
  • Position, Navigation, and Timing Satellites
  • Other Satellites
  • Assessment
  • Chapter Six. Conclusions
  • The Rate at Which China's Aerospace Sector Has Developed
  • Future Developments
  • - Potential to Contribute to China's Military Capabilities
  • Implications for U.S. Security Interests
  • Bibliography.