Season 3, Episode 10: Tencent
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Shenjan - The First Special Economic Zone in the World
In 19 89, a boy named ma haten is born in a small city in the province of hinan. He eventually adopts the english name pony, which is a reference to his last name, ma, which means horse. When heis 13, in 19 84, father gets a job as part of this great you know, rise of shenjen. And so it becomes the first special economic zone where kno capitalism in the free market is not only allowed, but encouraged now by the government. First, importing and exporting becomes a huge business there from hong kong and across the bay. It's now one of the busiest container ports in the world. Then manufacturing
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