China's exports dropped by 25% between December and January. They are having worker riots. Their one child policy has resulted in a severe shortage of marriageable women - so severe that girls are being kidnapped and sold to be raised as brides for a family's son.
None of this is good for the rest of the world.

Labor in China is cheap. And Americans (North Americans) scream when prices go up based on the cost of labor. Who here is willing to pay twice as much for a computer or toys or ...

How many of you shop for the cheap stuff at Walmart while your local hardware store, grocery and bakery close? You have to be willing to pay for quality.

And has anyone noticed the peanut butter problem here in the states? Our own FDA is a farce.