‘Makers’ and Innovation in the Shenzhen Market

Shenzhen is a city that truly symbolizes innovation. From its designation as China’s first Special Economic Zone in 1980, it has miraculously developed from being a small fishing village of 30,000 people into the technology and manufacturing hub of the world; a roaring metropolis of 14 million people, each hoping to find the Chinese dream.

The Shenzhen 100 Founder Story: Think Robots, Think UBTECH

For Chow and Deng, Jimu is more than just a constructive toy. They want their product to emulate the same feeling a child has when picking up a Caterpillar toy truck.

Shenzhen 100 Report Launched at Inaugural China Globalization Forum

The world is becoming increasingly multipolar with the locus for world-changing innovation shifting to the Chinese city of Shenzhen, concluded industry leaders in business, finance, and government at the first annual China Globalization Forum. Business leaders, analysts, and policymakers discuss China’s entrepreneurial landscape at China Globalization Forum. “Anyone who stepped foot into Silicon Valley in […]

3 Chinese Tech Giants Who Globalized Successfully

The People’s Republic has seen a lot of foreign companies find success in recent years, but a shift is happening in the market. It involves less foreign expansion into China and more innovation coming out of the country. Technology is at the forefront of the shift, with Chinese tech companies beginning to outperform their foreign counterparts. […]

Common Mistakes by Chinese Companies Going Global

Now, Chinese companies are going global and looking to expand abroad more than ever before. CSOFT’s Shenzhen 100 project is analyzing China’s globalizing businesses, zooming in on China’s modern hub of high tech, globalizing industry: Shenzhen. Our analysis puts Shenzhen companies into two general groups: “mature transformers” and “fast rising companies.” Jack Ma once likened […]

CSOFT Researcher Robert Ritacca Gives a Sneak Peek of Globalization • Shenzhen 100

Today, we sit down with Robert Ritacca, a lead researcher from CSOFT Globalization Institute (CGI) behind the Shenzhen 100 project, to give us a more in-depth look into what this project is all about.

CSOFT Launches “Globalization • Shenzhen 100”

If you’ve been following our blog recently, you know that we’ve been covering the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen. The city’s perpetual growth and entrepreneurial spirit have inspired CSOFT to embark upon a new project called the Globalization • Shenzhen 100, a unique mutual effort between the government, professional services, and private enterprises that provides […]

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Shenzhen 100: The Major Players in China’s ”Silicon Valley”

Today, international businesses are constantly looking to expand into global markets with the hope of providing previously untapped markets with highly usable, diverse, and unique products.

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 […]