At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures
At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Stuck in the past: how China’s manufacturing powerhouse of Dongguan got left behind

Part two: the city was once a magnet for manufacturing, but its slow realisation of need for innovation has turned it into a wasteland of moribund factories.

Topic |   China economy
Mimi Lau
Mimi Lau

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures
At least 72,000 firms shut their plants in Dongguan between 2008 to 2012. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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