Shekou, on the western fringe of Shenzhen, was where China’s first experiment in economic reform began, a Shenzhen exhibition shows. Photo: Imaginechina
Unsung hero of China’s opening up 40 years ago remembered at Shenzhen museum
- Shekou was where economic reform began, and in 1979, not 1980 when Deng Xiaoping made Shenzhen a special economic zone, exhibition shows
- Official Yuan Geng reported to State Council on special industrial zone idea before Deng got party backing for reform, and set one up in Shekou, it shows
Shekou, on the western fringe of Shenzhen, was where China’s first experiment in economic reform began, a Shenzhen exhibition shows. Photo: Imaginechina
