Xi Trip to Hong Kong’s Doorstep Shows China Plan to Unify Region
- President to speak Wednesday on anniversary of economic zone
- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam delays annual policy address
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President Xi Jinping is set to visit Shenzhen this week to shore up plans to make southern China a global technology hub, prompting Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam to delay an annual economic policy address.
Xi is scheduled to deliver an address Wednesday and meet the leaders of Hong Kong and Macau, the official Xinhua News Agency said Monday. The trip is intended to mark the 40th anniversary of the special economic zone that transformed Shenzhen from a sleepy fishing village to a bustling metropolis of more than 13 million people and home to multinational companies including Huawei Technologies Co. and Tencent Holdings Ltd.