8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                                 January 6, 2004
                Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)

                        CHINA DIRECT TRADING CORPORATION
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

           Florida                    000-28831                  84-1047159
(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission                (IRS Employer
of incorporation or organiza-          File No.)             Identification No.)
tion)

                          12535 Orange Drive, Suite 613
                              Davie, Florida 33330
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (954) 474-0224 (Registrant's  telephone number,
              including area code)


ITEM 5.02 Departure of Director and appointment of Directors.

Appointment  of Directors.  On January 6, 2004,  the Board of Directors of China
Direct Trading Corporation (Company) appointed Ms. Susan Xu and Lorenzo Lamadrid
as  directors.  Ms. Xu and Mr.  Lamadrid are filling  existing  vacancies on the
Company's  Board of Directors.  Both Ms. Xu and Mr.  Lamadrid  intend to take an
active role in assisting the business development business of the Company.

Departure  of  Director.  Cora Wong  resigned  as a director  of the  Company on
January 6, 2004.  Ms. Wong recently  accepted a position in China with a company
that  does not  allow  its  employees  to serve on  another  company's  board of
directors. Ms. Wong will continue to act as a business development consultant to
the  Company.  Ms.  Wong has no  disputes  with the  Company  at the time of her
resignation.








ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS  AND EXHIBITS

      (c) EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number                      Description

99.1     Press Release regarding appointment of Susan Xu and Lorenzo Lamadrid as
         directors and the  resignation  of Cora Wong as a director,  January 6,
         2005


                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

CHINA DIRECT TRADING CORPORATION

Date:   January 6, 2005

                                    By: /s/ Howard Ullman
                                            ----------------------
                                            Howard Ullman, Chief
                                            Executive Officer and
                                            President and Chairman




EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit #        Description

Exhibit 99.1     Press Release regarding appointment of Susan Xu and Lorenzo
                 Lamadrid as directors and the resignation of Cora Wong as a
                 director, January 6, 2005

EX-99

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                PRESS RELEASE
                                                     CONTACT:
JANUARY 6TH , 2004                                   HOWARD ULLMAN
                                                     954-474-0224

CHINA DIRECT TRADING CORP.  APPOINTS TWO EXPERIENCED CHINESE TRADE EXECUTIVES AS
                                 BOARD MEMBERS.

Davie, FL. - China Direct Trading Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board:  CHDT) ("CHDT"),  a
global trader of products to and from Asia, appointed Susan Xu, current director
of China Operations for CHDT in Beijing,  and Lorenzo  Lamadrid,  an experienced
twenty-year veteran of China-related business activities, to the CHDT Board. The
appointments are effective as of January 6, 2005.

"These  appointments  strengthen our  management's  effectiveness in doing trade
business in China as well as  increasing  our potential  commercial  contacts in
China and the U.S.," said Howard Ullman, CHDT CEO, President and Chairman.  "The
appointments  are part of an  ongoing  effort  to bring  key  personnel  who are
capable of assisting us in expanding  CHDT's  business and  sustaining  growth,"
added Mr. Ullman.

SUSAN XU:  Mrs. Xu is  currently  the general  manager of  Asia-European  Bridge
Corporation,  Ltd. (AEB) in China.  AEB  specializes in  international  business
transactions primarily in the high technology and raw materials sectors. Mrs. Xu
also provides consulting services to foreign businesses that seek to do business
in China. She currently  oversees our Beijing  operations.  Mrs. Xu graduated in
1983 with a Bachelors  degree from Yan Jing  Overseas  Chinese  University.  She
served as a director of CHDT in 2002 and 2003.

LORENZO C. LAMADRID:  Mr. Lamadrid is Managing Director of the Globe Development
Group,  LLC, a firm that  specializes in the development of large-scale  energy,
power  generation,  transportation  and  infrastructure  projects  in China  and
provides  business  advisory services and investments with a particular focus on
China.

Mr.  Lamadrid  is also a member  of the  International  Advisory  Board  and the
Executive Committee of Sirocco Aerospace, an international aircraft manufacturer
and marketer.  Additionally  Mr. Lamadrid is a Director and founding  partner of
the  Fairchild  Capital  Group,  a firm  specializing  in basic  industries  and
infrastructure investments in China.

Mr. Lamadrid was President and Chief Executive Officer of Arthur D. Little, Inc.
based in  Cambridge,  MA.  Before  joining  Arthur D. Little,  Mr.  Lamadrid was
President of Western  Resources  International,  Inc.,  a subsidiary  of Western
Resources,  Inc.,  and  Managing  Director of The Wing Group,  a  subsidiary  of
Western  Resources  that  develops  large-scale   international  electric  power
projects.

Prior to joining Western Resources, Mr. Lamadrid was a Vice President at General
Electric Company  Aerospace,  a $5.5 billion business,  where he was responsible
for International Operations ($1.2 billion in revenues),  domestic marketing and
business  development  activities  ($4.3  billion in commercial  and  government
revenues),  and strategy development for the overall Aerospace Group. During his
tenure,  he led  the  turnaround  of  GE's  international  operations,  led  the
transformation  of the group into a global  business,  and capitalized on hidden
technology  capabilities  through  highly  profitable  new  commercial  business
activities internationally.

While at GE, Mr. Lamadrid also served as Corporate Staff Executive for strategic
planning and business  development.  Working  closely with the office of the CEO
(early in Jack Welch's  tenure as  Chairman),  he was  responsible  for strategy
development  in GE's  international  operations,  as  well as for the  company's
overall international  corporate strategy. Mr. Lamadrid also served on the Board
of  Directors  of  the  General  Electric  Trading  Company,   GE/RCA  Licensing
Operation,   Toshiba   Electronic   Systems  Company  (Japan),   Ltd.,  and  the
Philadelphia World Affairs Council. Before joining GE, Mr. Lamadrid was a Senior
Manager at The Boston  Consulting  Group. He was also a founding investor of the
Boston Beer Company (brand name "Samuel Adams").  "Samuel Adams" is a registered
trademark of the Boston Beer Company.

Mr. Lamadrid graduated magna cum laude with a dual bachelor's degree in Chemical
Engineering and Administrative Sciences from Yale University,  earned an M.S. in
Chemical  Engineering  from the  Massachusetts  Institute of Technology,  and an
M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.

RESIGNATION OF CORA WONG. The Board also accepted  resignation from the Board by
Cora Wong. Cora is moving back to China and joining an international  investment
company that does not permit service as a director of other companies,  but Mrs.
Wong will still remain as a consultant and a valued friend.  Cora's  resignation
is effective as of January 6, 2005.

BUSINESS OF CHDT.  CHDT is a holding  company that engages through its operating
subsidiaries in global trading company and business  development  assisting U.S.
companies  that desire to move  production to or make  investments  in China and
helping  Chinese firms grow through U.S.  distribution  networks and third-party
financial  support.   For  information  about  CHDT's  products,   please  visit
www.chinadirecttradingco.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING   STATEMENTS:   THIS  PRESS  RELEASE  INCLUDES  "FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. ALTHOUGH CHDT AND
ITS SUBSIDIARIES  BELIEVE THAT THE ASSUMPTIONS  UPON WHICH SUCH  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  ARE BASED ARE  REASONABLE,  THEY CAN GIVE NO  ASSURANCE  THAT  THESE
ASSUMPTIONS WILL PROVE TO BE CORRECT. MANY FACTORS ARE BEYOND THE CHDT'S AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES'  CONTROL.  THESE FACTORS INCLUDE  COMPETITION WITH OTHER COMPANIES
THAT HAVE SUPERIOR RESOURCES AND GREATER MARKET SHARE THAN CHDT'S  SUBSIDIARIES,
POLITICAL  OR TRADE  DISPUTES  BETWEEN  U.S.  AND CHINA,  IMPACT OF TERRORISM ON
U.S.-CHINESE TRADE, UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT FUTURE CHINESE COMMERCIAL AND REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT,  GENERAL ECONOMIC  CONDITIONS,  IMPACT OF CURRENCY  EXCHANGE RATES,
ABILITY  OF CHINA TO SUSTAIN  ITS  ECONOMIC  GROWTH  AND ACTS OF GOD.  IMPORTANT
FACTORS  THAT COULD  CAUSE  ACTUAL  RESULTS  TO DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM  CHDT'S
PROJECTIONS  AND  EXPECTATIONS  ARE DISCLOSED IN THE CHDT'S  EXISTING AND FUTURE
FILINGS  WITH  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION.  ALL  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  IN THIS PRESS  RELEASE ARE  EXPRESSLY  QUALIFIED BY SUCH  CAUTIONARY
STATEMENTS AND BY REFERENCE TO THE UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS.