He used to edit the China Daily.

The book was issued under his general editorship.

Writing letters to the editors of community newspapers is an easy way to get publicity.

Brooks, the editor of the paper at the time, was on vacation that week, he said, and the company records do not show who was deputized for her, he said.

"I' d be amazed if they could radically transform the system they have in place now," says Richard McCormack, editor of Manufacturing & Technology News and an expert on global supply chains.