Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon Glass Bridge This month marks the opening of highest and longest glass bridge in the world at 430 meters long (1,410 feet) and 300 meters high (984 feet)…
Read MoreHere are some pictures from a trip to China 30 years ago in 1986. The country was so much different back then that it is now. In 1986, many of the men…
Read MoreHappy (Calendar) New Year! I’m looking forward to the blessing of another year… as time goes on I appreciate the opportunity even more to be productive and do the work I…
Read MoreFor most of the second half of last month, I was in China. This trip I brought my 17 year old daughter. It was her first trip to China; it’s always fun…
Read MoreThe presidential campaign is well under way, and as usual, China bashing is back. One candidate in particular has gone on the record about “standing up to China for stealing our jobs.”…
Read MoreLast year during a visit to Qingdao, China, we stopped off at a street fair to look around. A couple of guys were selling liquid in the large jugs you see in…
Read MoreHappy 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…
Read Moreby 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…
Read MoreTo 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…
Read MoreNo, 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…
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