Bull in a China shop

By Laurence Liauw 2000-09-12T00:00:00

Twenty-five years ago the south China city of Shenzhen did not exist, except in the form of a small farming community. In 1979, Deng Xiao Peng declared Shenzhen Special Economic Zone the testbed for economic reform and fast-track development.

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