The “Made In China” phenomenon and its impact on both developed and developing countries is a long and complicated issue which requires more than 1000 words to adequately analyze. The point here is to make the discussion relevant to the reader. The story of China continues to unfold but it is one with powerful lessons for nearly every country in the World.

Sometime last year, I had the pleasure of attending a small business conference sponsored by the local Guyana EMPRETEC agency. An accomplished Guyanese business woman representing the local arts and crafts industry; stated while giving her presentation that “3 words had recently impacted the fortunes of the local arts and crafts industry in Guyana and across the Caribbean”. She asked the audience what those three words were. Those three words came to me immediately. They were “Made In China”……