how China is shaping the digital universe, redrawing the connections that carry data from the ocean floor to outer space, and harnessing the means by which both commerce and warfare will increasingly be conducted, framed in a century-defining contest for control." -
Ambassador Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. trade representative"Essential reading for understanding one of the greatest geostrategic challenges of our age: China's technological rise and global push to dominate the vital systems upon which militaries, markets, and modern societies depend." -
Admiral James Stavridis, sixteenth supreme allied commander at NATO and author of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War"An urgent, engaging look at China's push to build digital influence and leverage, project by project, as it makes a play for global dominance." -
Ambassador Jon M. Huntsman Jr."A probing look at China's quest to dominate the technosphere. . . . Hillman refutes the notion that with internet connectivity comes increased freedom. . . . A cogent warning that the West has much work to do if it is to contain Chinese expansion into cyberspace." -
Kirkus Reviews"Hillman warns against complacency and underestimating China's technological ambitions. His writing is lucid and nuanced, and his warning that America needs to wake up is timely and compelling." -
Booklist"Fine prose and telling case studies...take the time to dive deep into this well-written account of the biggest technological transformation of the 21st century." -
Financial Times
