Much has been written recently about China’s growing economic power and printing in China. It is very interesting reading.

Andrew Tribute’s WTT column of November 8, 2005 titled “China – A Growing Print Market” was published while I was traveling in China. He writes in his first paragraph: “It is not just the culture, but it is coming to one of the few areas of the world where one can see and feel real dynamic change and progress taking place.” Dynamic change and progress: absolutely! On my trip, one of our guides jokingly said that the “national bird of China is the crane—the construction crane, that is, since China is one giant construction site.”

The four-part WTT series by Steve Aranoff and Robert FitzPatrick of The EAGLE (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4) was well done, informational and addressed a panorama of pertinent issues. If you have already read it once, it is worth a second read. Noted by the authors was the recent PIA/GATF report by Ronnie Davis: “Bull in a China (Print) Shop: Update on Chinese Printing.” I have not had an opportunity to read Dr. Davis’s, report but I would assume that The EAGLE’S four-part series accurately includes many of the points covered.