Shannon Martinez shops for clothing at a Wal-Mart Store in Thornton, Colorado. The world's largest retailer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, says it has located its global purchasing office in China and around half of the purchased products would be exported. But this year purchases of made-in-China commodities may be smaller than last year due to the global financial turmoil and weakening market demand.
Geng Jiasheng, 54, a national master technician in the manufacturing industry, is busy working on improvements for a new removable environmental protection toilet, a project he has been devoted to since last year.