<正>ONE of the first Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in China, the coastal city Shenzhen has been standing on the forefront of China’s reform and opening-up since the policy was first inaugurated. Over the past 31 years it has grown from a rough-and-tumble fishing village to a sprawling metropolis bustling with traffic in the daytime and lit up with neon lights at night. Last year its GDP reached RMB 951 billion, more than twice that of the national total in 1978.