Huawei advanced technology

Within living memory Shenzhen was a sleepy fishing village. Now high-tech industry accounts for a third of the economy. HE SHAOPING/GETTY IMAGES. Hailed by President Xi during a visit this week as a model for the rest of the nation to aspire to, what was a sleepy fishing village only two generations ago is now a high-tech metropolis whose rise over its troublesome neighbour Hong Kong has been blessed at the highest level. And at the heart of its success are several of the Chinese business behemoths that pose a threat to the established order of western technological superiority. The design of Huawei’s sprawling lakeside campus here may draw inspiration from classic European architecture, but the technology inside is so advanced that it has set alarm bells ringing.