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How did Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou become the world’s number one tech hub? [Eye on Guangdong series]
The Global Innovation Index published by the World Intellectual Property Office puts the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou innovation cluster in first place. The tech hub’s unique combination of strengths has allowed it to surpass the usual suspects in Silicon Valley, observes academic Erik Baark.
Erik Baark
25 Aug 2026