Shenzhen as a Global Electronics Supply Chain Hub (1980–2010)

1. Shekou Industrial Zone launches early reforms

   Jan 31, 1979Labels: Shekou Industrial, China Merchants, Yuan Geng

   • Shekou

2. Shenzhen Special Economic Zone is formally approved

   Aug 26, 1980Labels: Shenzhen SEZ, Guangdong SEZs

   • SEZ regs
   • SEZ overview

3. Border controls define the early SEZ boundaries

   Jan 1, 1983Labels: SEZ checkpoints, core SEZ

   • Shenzhen

4. Huawei is founded in Shenzhen

   Jan 1, 1987Labels: Huawei, Shenzhen

   • Huawei facts
   • Huawei

5. Foxconn opens its first Shenzhen plant

   Jan 1, 1988Labels: Foxconn, Longhua

   • Foxconn

6. SEG launches a components market in Huaqiangbei

   Jan 1, 1988Labels: SEG Market, Huaqiangbei

   • Futian govt

7. Shenzhen Stock Exchange is formally founded

   Dec 1, 1990Labels: Shenzhen Stock

   • China Daily
   • SZSE

8. Deng Xiaoping’s southern tour reaffirms Shenzhen’s model

   Jan 18, 1992Labels: Deng Xiaoping, Southern Tour

   • Southern tour
   • China org cn

9. SEG Plaza construction anchors Huaqiangbei’s growth

   Jan 1, 1997Labels: SEG Plaza, Huaqiangbei

   • SEG Plaza

10. China joins the WTO, expanding export-driven manufacturing

    Dec 11, 2001Labels: China WTO

    • WTO news

11. Foxconn labor crisis draws scrutiny to supply-chain practices

    Jan 1, 2010Labels: Foxconn, Longhua Science

    • Longhua Park

12. Shenzhen SEZ expands to the whole city

    Jul 1, 2010Labels: Shenzhen SEZ, Bao'an District

    • Xinhua via CD
    • Shenzhen