From a Jonathan Watts article about ‘China’s unlikeliest boom towns’ in the Guardian:
Drive through the verdant Zhejiang and Jiangsu countryside and the hills and forests give way to manufacturing communities that dominate global markets. Start at the toothbrush town of Hang Ji, pass the tie mecca of Sheng Zhou, head east to the home of cheap cigarette lighters in Zhang Qi, slip down the coast to the giant shoe factories of Wen Ling, then move back inland to Yiwu, which not only makes more socks than anywhere else on earth, but also sells almost everything under the sun.
The article goes on to discuss the “the protectionist winds blowing through the corridors of power”. It ends with a killer quote from sock tycoon Weng Rongji that is the title of this post.
LINK:
The Guardian: The tiger’s teeth