I had the somewhat daunting experience of spending two months, on my own, in industrial China. These were probably the two most intense months of my life. I visited a number of factories in DongGuan province and set up a production line with our manufacturing partner in ChangPing. I learned so much about manufacturing in that region and the Chinese mentality to production. I also immersed myself in the political, social and economic issues that have dramatically changed the landscape there over the last 40 years. China is a fascinating place, far removed from the world I was familiar with. Beyond manufacturing I tried to find out as much as I could about the people, their lives, what motivated them and their views on the world.