Shenzhen

Zoom in on the high-tech megacity Shenzhen is the city of superlatives: the fastest growing metropolis in the world, the youngest, most open, richest and most expensive city in China. Whether electromobility, genetic engineering or artificial intelligence - the trends in important future technologies are set here. When China expert Wolfgang Hirn describes Shenzhen, he also paints a picture of the urbanity of tomorrow. He has been traveling to the region for many years and observes its rapid development. More and more foreign companies - whether Airbus, Apple, Daimler or Lufthansa - are installing labs in the megacity. Shenzhen is giving the global economy a new center of gravity, and the new unit of measurement is called Shenzhen Speed.