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SHENZHEN: SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE 2050

The old glass facade of the SEG Plaza in Huaqiangbei, Shenzhen, reflects a sky full of burning, flare-like clouds at sunset—in the same way that the vitrines in its shops reflect hundreds of LED lights. Transactions within the plaza’s electronics market are not much different from 40 years ago. On each of the more than 10,000 days, people have gathered at the stores to discuss small orders of the latest products. Nothing has changed except for the products and the

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