A wonderfully funny and insightful look at the new China, the factory of the world, tracing an ordinary pair of underpants from their purchase in New Zealand back to where they were made. Along the way, Bennett discovers the extraordinarily balanced and intricate web of contacts and exchanges that make global trade possible, and is rapidly elevating China to the status of world economic superpower. From the author of )A Land Of Two Halves( and )Mustn't Grumble(.