The Making of Modern China

1984: "Socialism with Chinese Characteristics"
Paramount leader Deng Xiaoping visits Shenzhen, once a humble fishing village in southern China until it was turned into the nation's first special economic zone (SEZ) in 1980. Today Shenzhen is considered one of the megacities of the world, with a population 32 times what it was before becoming an SEZ, and is ranked as having the highest quality of life in China.

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