China

Happy New Year! It’s always fun to get a new year launched, isn’t it? We re-visit our dreams, look back at our successes and issues we might need to fine tune, set…

by Mike Genung We have a Facebook page for Global Trade Specialists here. We post many pictures there, including shots of manufacturing companies in China, the Chinese people, and interesting places. This picture has…

To say that China, the United States’ biggest banker, is worried about the current government shutdown is an understatement. China holds around 1.3 trillion dollars worth of US Treasuries. If the U.S. defaults on…

No, I’m not referring to the mess in Congress, where they’re playing ping-pong with spending bills as they duke it out trying to figure out how they can spend more money we don’t have…

by Zhizhou Zhu A few months ago I had an interview with a Chinese company, the interviewer asked me questions like: “So are you seeing someone now?” “When do you plan to…

Last year I took my son with me to China on a business trip.As we were walking the streets of Shanghai, a man approached us, pointed at my son, and then held…

Last March I visited China and was having dinner with the president of a manufacturing company in China. A lot what was being served that evening was seafood. True Chinese seafood is…

Chinese manufacturing companies are closed unti Thursday of this week for their Dragon Boat Festival holiday. Also known as Duanwu Festival, the holiday is celebrated in honor of Qu Yuan, China’s first…

And his name is Xi Jinping. (Who did you think I meant?) China’s new president was appointed by what is now a seven member committee (it used to be 9), known as…