Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) attends the celebration ceremony on September 6, 2010, to mark the 30 years of reforms in the southern export hub of Shenzhen, that provided the blueprint for the country's economic rebirth. In August 1980, Shenzhen became the first area in China to be designated as a special economic zone that could accept foreign investment, under reforms pioneered by late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, as the reforms touched off an annual economic growth rate of 25.8 percent over the past 30 years, compared with about 9.8 percent for the entire country. Getty Images logo Getty Images 17 months ago

Chinese President Hu Jintao (C) attends the celebration ceremony on September 6, 2010, to mark the 30 years of reforms in the southern export hub of Shenzhen, that provided the blueprint for the country's economic rebirth. In August 1980, Shenzhen became the first area in China to be designated as a special economic zone that could accept foreign investment, under reforms pioneered by late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping, as the reforms touched off an annual economic growth rate of 25.8 percent over the past 30 years, compared with about 9.8 percent for the entire country.

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