Message from kluna

[Anonymous]

I was mind blown by Stephen Cheung’s presentation on the LA and LB ports. I know very little about trade, but I was amazed to find out that throughout my trip, I basically traveled to all of the main location of trade (Shanghai, LA, Chicago)! I am so impressed that our area’s trade is much larger, economically speaking, than many other countries in the world! I truly enjoyed his presentation because it got me thinking about a lot of possible ramification of trade for both countries. When he was talking about JC Penny and other businesses’ effect of shipping during slowdowns, before their 4 corners approach, it reminded me of an article that I read last year on how the slow down at the ports affected the sale of Chinese New Year products (http://www.npr.org/2015/02/14/386199926/west-coast-port-closures-are-hitting-several-industries-hard). I guess this isn’t just an issue of LA and the US, but also for people around the world and our cultural traditions. I wonder what will happen in the next few years once the Panama Canal is open for more shipping?
edited by kluna on 7/25/2016