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Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a city in Guangdong province in southern China, bordering Hong Kong. In 1980 it became one of China's first Special Economic Zones under Deng Xiaoping's reforms, and it grew from a small market town into a metropolis of more than 17 million people, a centre of manufacturing, electronics and technology companies.

Shenzhen
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Shenzhen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/shenzhen
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