Synopsis

One image depicts vacant storefronts in Circleville, Ohio, a town impacted by the closure of a local television manufacturing plant. The opposing image presents a dense panorama of skyscrapers in Shenzhen, China, a city fueled by rapid economic expansion. These two scenes represent a stark contrast: American job losses and burgeoning Chinese exports. The link between these seemingly disparate events is Wal-Mart. For the retail giant, China has become an indispensable production hub, supplying up