China has unveiled the world's largest aquarium, complete with a giant 63-metre blue whale shark, which it hopes will be used as a testing ground for reforms that encourage domestic consumption. Hengqin island is just across the Pearl River from Shenzhen, the boom town on the border with Hong Kong that was designated a Special Economic Zone 35 years ago. At the time Shenzhen was a fishing village. Now foreign investment and a freer capitalist economy ...Sunday 17 August 2014
China Unveils World's Largest Aquarium to Promote Domestic Consumption as Driver for Growth
China has unveiled the world's largest aquarium, complete with a giant 63-metre blue whale shark, which it hopes will be used as a testing ground for reforms that encourage domestic consumption. Hengqin island is just across the Pearl River from Shenzhen, the boom town on the border with Hong Kong that was designated a Special Economic Zone 35 years ago. At the time Shenzhen was a fishing village. Now foreign investment and a freer capitalist economy ...
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