Shenzhen has overtaken Shanghai as 2002's most competitive city
on China's mainland, according to the latest rating issued by the
China Society of Urban Competitive Power in Beijing.
Shanghai
fell to the second place, followed by Beijing, Guangzhou,
Nanjing,
Chongqing,
Hangzhou,
Tianjin, Wuhan,
,
Shenyang,
Qingdao,
Xiamen and
Dalian.
Shenzhen's competitive strength lies in its free economic and
market environment, which recognizes the importance of knowledge,
technology and ability and has helped attract tens of thousands of
technical and management experts to the city over the past two
decades, the society says.
The rating, which has been issued annually by the society since the
1990s, looks at ten areas, including industry, technology, finance,
infrastructure, government performance, and the environment.
(
May 1, 2002)