‘Shenzhen a miracle in development history’

Keeping updated: Xi’s speech in the city of Shenzhen being shown on a public screen in Hong Kong. — Bloomberg

SHENZHEN: Shenzhen is a brand-new city created by the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Chinese people since the country’s reform and opening up, and its development over the past 40 years is a miracle in the world development history, President Xi Jinping said.

Xi,who is also the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while delivering a speech at a grand gathering celebrating the 40th establishment anniversary of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ).