Why is the world flocking to Shenzhen? Inside the APEC 2026 host city

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  Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

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  This is The Point.

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  What's drawing people from around the world to this southern Chinese city?

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  As Shenzhen prepares to host APEC 2026, I will explain later what APEC 2026 means.

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  But people are flocking to this fishing village turned tech powerhouse of China.

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  Home to such big names as Huawei, Tencent, DJI, the drone maker and BYD and many other tech giants,

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  the city has grown from China's first special economic zone to a global hub for innovation and advanced manufacturing.

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  And the momentum seems to be spiking.

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  In the first seven months of this year,

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  Shenzhen has recorded some 850,000 trips by visitors from Asia-Pacific regions alone, up over 30% year-on-year.

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  A record high for sure.

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  What's special about this city?

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  Has it become a regional or even global hub for innovation and the exchange of ideas?

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  And why does it matter to you?

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  Welcome to this special edition of The Point with me, Lu Xin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

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  I'm pleased to be joined from Auckland, New Zealand by Aunty Fiedler,

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  Associate Professor at the University of Auckland and Director of the New Zealand Asia Institute.

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  From Shenzhen by Fabian Pacori, Executive Vice President of CCI France-Xin, the French Chamber of Commerce

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  and Industry in China, and here in the studio by Zhou Mi, Deputy Director of the Institute of American

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  and Oceania Studies at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation.

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