Shenzhen as a Special Economic Zone

For centuries, ports and trading posts, known as Entrepôts, have been used as places to import, store, and trade goods. It wasn’t until the 1950s that this inadvertently led to the creation of the first special economic zone in Clare, Ireland.

Shenzhen Special Economic Zone: Chinas Innovation hub

Shenzhen – China’s innovation hub

As you walk down any street in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, you are assailed with the gleam of burnished metal and the glitter of polished glass. Gazing around, you may notice that the city offers a striking resemblance to San Francisco’s Silicon Valley. In the downtown central business district, newly built architectural structures vie […]