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Shekou Industrial Zone as the Test-Tube for Chinese Urban Reform: Yuan Geng and Hong Kong's role Cover

Shekou Industrial Zone as the Test-Tube for Chinese Urban Reform: Yuan Geng and Hong Kong's role

By: Liqin Ju and  Hendrik Tieben  
Open Access
|Aug 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55588/ajar.491 | Journal eISSN: 2397-0820
Language: English
Published on: Aug 19, 2025
Published by: Architectural Research European Network Association
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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