Low wages are passé - #Shenzhen is about know-how. Key manufacturing knowledge may currently exist only there: ►http://joi.ito.com/weblog/2014/09/01/shenzhen-trip-r.html #China #manufacturing
"While intellectual property seems to be mostly ignored, tradecraft and trade secrets seem to be shared selectively in a complex network of family, friends and trusted colleagues. This feels a lot like open source, but it’s not. The pivot from piracy to staking out intellectual property rights isn’t a new thing. The United States blatantly stole book copyright until it developed it’s own publishing very early in US history. The Japanese copied US auto companies until it found itself in a leadership position. It feels like Shenzhen is also at this critical point where a country/ecosystem goes from follower to leader"