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Which are rising tech hubs after Beijing and Shenzhen?
Published on: 2017-08-15
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Landlocked cities such as Guizhou and Chengdu are among the 17 tech hubs designated by Beijing to spur innovation and transition the country into a tech powerhouse

As the big boys in the “Silicon Valleys of China” – Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen – awe the world with multi-billion ventures, several second- and lower-tier cities have quietly blossomed to become some of the country’s fastest-growing hi-tech hubs.
 

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Guiyang
, a south-western city which has until recently been known more for its widespread poverty than its burgeoning innovation, is one such city.
 

In 2015, the city became home to China’s first big data pilot zone, a move by the central government to boost the industry and nurture leading enterprises in big data sharing and innovation.
 

Last month, Apple announced that it would invest US$1 billion in building a data centre in Guiyang, provincial capital of Guizhou.
 

US chip giant Qualcomm has also set up a joint venture with the Guizhou provincial government, called Huaxintong, to make server chips in 2016. Qualcomm has invested close to 2 billion yuan in the venture so far.
 

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Similarly, with strong government support, Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province has drawn technology firms to set up offices in the city over the last several years.
 

Today, the city is home to international technology firms such as PC companies Dell and IBM. Chinese IT giant Huawei also operates a research centre in Chengdu.
 

Chengdu also boasts one of China’s most successful Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, or now known as Chengdu National Innovation Demonstration Zone – areas designated by the government where science and technology can be developed.
 

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A water cannon robot was on display at a technology exhibition in Hangzhou, which has rapidly become a tech hub with good talent, and is home to internet giant Alibaba.
 

E-commerce juggernaut Alibaba was born in Hangzhou, the capital of eastern China’s Zhejiang province, a city that is also quickly becoming renowned for its e-commerce start-ups.
 

A report by Hangzhou-based venture capital firm Vision Plus Capital found that the number of new start-ups in the city surged 107 per cent in the second half of 2014, shortly after Alibaba went public.
 

In the same time period, Beijing and Shanghai saw a 64 per cent and 53 per cent growth in new companies, according to the report.

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