Reform, opening up and innovation: Unpacking Shenzhen's success story

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 14, 2026

Shenzhen's message is characteristically unassuming: The door opened in 1980 has never closed, and the experiment of reform and innovation has never been finished. That, more than any gleaming skyline, is what makes Shenzhen a success story.

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