China's tech innovation takes a blow as state shifts focus

China's tech innovation takes a blow as state shifts focus

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A “digital innovation service centre” in downtown Shenzhen, a sprawling tech hub in southern China, was designed to cater to the local startup scene. A poster in the office promises legal, recruitment and other help for “advanced enterprises in the digital content industry” looking to gain a foothold in the Greater Bay Area, an economic cluster encompassing Shenzhen and its neighboring cities, as well as Hong Kong and Macao.