WorldAffairs5/17/2015@11:54上午16,776viewsMoveOver,HongKong,ShenzhenNowChina'sBestCityForBusinessShenzhenpassedHongKongtobecomeChina’smostcompetitivecityintheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences2014rankings.HongKonghadheldthetopspoteversinceitsfirstinclusioninthesurveyadecadeago.Shenzhen,whichbordersHongKong,switchedplaces,risingfromNo.2lastyear.Thesurveyof294cities,containedinCASS’sBlueBookonUrbanCompetitiveness,wasreleasedThursdayinBeijing.TheShenzhenskyline(PhotobyDanielBerehulak/GettyImages)ThePearlRiverDeltadominatedtherankingswith,inadditiontoShenzhenandHongKong,GuangzhouatNo.5andMacauatNo.9.Shanghairemainedthirdfromthe2013survey.Beijingfelltwonotches,landingineighthplace.HongKonglostitsleader-of-the-packpositionlargelybecauseitdidnotsupportinnovation.ItsCensusandStatisticsDepartmentreportedthatin2013,thelastyearforwhichfiguresareavailable,thecity’spublicandprivatesectorsanditseducationalinstitutionsspentanamountequalto0.73%ofitsgrossdomesticproductonresearchanddevelopmentforinnovationandtechnology.Shenzhen,ontheotherhand,devoted4.05%ofitsGDPlastyeartosuchareas.Whytheheavyemphasisoninnovation?PerhapsbecauseChinesePremierLiKeqiang,withhismuch-publicized“InternetPlus”planunveiledinearlyMarch,hasplacedhishopesonnewbusinessestorevivethecountry’seconomy.HisconceptisthatBeijingcaninvestininnovation,andCASShasevidentlyadoptedthetheme.HongKong,ontheotherhand,hasitsnoninterventionistphilosophyandrefrained,forthemostpart,frompickingwinnersandlosers.InanysurveyconductedbyaBeijing-basedorganization,HongKongisboundtoloseouttocitiesimplementingactivistpoliciesfavoredbythecountry’sleaders.Fordecades,HongKonghasworriedaboutlosingouttoSingapore,runbyworld-classinterventionists.Now,itsconcernfocusesonnext-doorShenzhen.Afterall,HongKongcouldhavebeenthehomeofDJITechnology.DJI—theinitialsstandforDajiangInnovations—wasfoundedbymainland-bornFrankWang,whograduatedfromHongKong’sUniversityofScienceandTechnologyin2006.HehadwantedtostarthisbusinessinHongKongbutleftthecityforShenzhenafternotgettingsupport.ThatyearhefoundedDJI,whichnowhas70%oftheglobalmarketforciviliandrones.FrankWangistheworld’sfirstdronebillionaire.(Photo:DavidHartungforForbes)FastCompanymagazinerankedDJI22ndonits2015listoftheworld’smostinnovativecompanies.FrankWang’sbusinessisestimatedtobeworthabout$8billion,andmanyseeitgoingto$10billionafterfurtherroundsoffunding.Now,itseemseveryChinesedrone-makerhasflockedtoShenzhen.ThereareaboutahundredcompanieschasingDJI,andaround80%ofthemarelocatedinthatcity.LikethetinyonestartedbyJohnMaandtwofriends.Theypooledsavings;movedtoShenzheninJuly;andbuilt70drones,whichtheyofferedforsaleonAlibabaGroup’sTaobaoplatformfor468yuanapiece.WhyShenzhen?“It’seasytofindhardwarefactoriestoturnyourideaintoproducts,nomatterifyouonlyhavejustafewthousandyuanorjustorderoneunit,”MatoldtheSouthChinaMorningPost.Start-upslikeMa’sneedthecheapmanufacturingspaceShenzhenoffersaswellasitsexistingsupplychains.YetShenzhenhasmuchmorethananindustrialinfrastructure.Thereareinthenorthernpartofthatcityrustingindustrialbuildingswhereyoungbusinesseshavereplacedold-linemanufacturers,wherethousandsofJohnMashavesetupshoptobecomeFrankWangs.NowonderShenzhennowleadsChinaasitsmostcompetitivecity.LiChao,whoworkedontheCASSsurvey,saidShenzhen’s“productoutputperlandareaisthehighestinthecountry.”Ofcourse,Shenzhen’sproducti...
