On the occasion of celebrating the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, a delegation consisting of 38 reporters from prestigious international media outlets, including those from Reuters, Bloomberg L.P., and Japan News, visited Shenzhen recently.
The reporters visited five sites to conduct interviews during their visit to Shenzhen, to gain an insight into the remarkable four decades that the city has experienced and to explore the exciting new chapter featuring the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, with Shenzhen being an important engine to push forward the ongoing transformation.
The media delegation visited the Mawan Port, Leigh & Orange Architects, the Guangdong Free Trade Zone's Qianhai & Shekou Area, Tencent Holdings, and Ping An Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
Allen Wan from Bloomberg said the application of 5G at the Mawan port is impressive.
"Well, it is my first time here in Mawan Port, and I think it's, I have to admit, pretty impressive. One thing you know is that there are not a lot of people here. That is because everything apparently is automated, using 5G, so it makes it very, very unique. "
Trieu Vinh Ha, a reporter from Vietnam News Agency, said he was astonished by the enormous changes that have taken place over the past 18 years since his previous visit to the city back in 2002. He used the word "miracle" to describe Shenzhen's speed of development.
“Our tour to the sites of Ping An Insurance Group and the Mawan Port is the most impressive. I was amazed by the use of technologies and financial product development, as well as the speedy growth of fiscal revenue. Shenzhen residents can all benefit from this development. I think it is so ideal, and would be really happy if I was living in Shenzhen. Shenzhen people must be very proud of these achievements. ”
Asghar Muhammad from the Associated Press of Pakistan said that his own country could learn from Shenzhen's growth pattern.
"Especially a country like Pakistan, I think that we can learn a lot from the development of Shenzhen City, especially we are building a port in Pakistan with the help of the Chinese Government, and we definitely like to learn so many lessons when we are developing our own cities, and ports and facilities like this.”