Border as sluice: Towards a cultural Geography of the Shen Kong Borderlands

When global attention alights on the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border, it tends to focus on the geopolitical significance of a boundary that has morphed from the Sino-British border, to the Cold War 'Bamboo Curtain', to the demarcation between 'One Country, Two Systems'. Most recently,...

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Published in:Made in China Journal 2021-02, Vol.5 (3), p.137-141
Main Authors: Bach, Jonathan, O’Donnell, Mary Ann
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Border security
Boundaries
Business logistics
Business planning
Cities
Cold War
Economic aspects
Economic development
Evaluation
Government policy
Regional planning
Social aspects
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Summary:When global attention alights on the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border, it tends to focus on the geopolitical significance of a boundary that has morphed from the Sino-British border, to the Cold War 'Bamboo Curtain', to the demarcation between 'One Country, Two Systems'. Most recently, Shenzhen has been given a mediating role within the Greater Bay Area because the history of experimental restructuring in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has served as both model and means for China's expansion in international logistics and trade. Thus, when seen from Beijing, the Shenzhen-Hong Kong border sharpens the edge of its national narrative, both separating and conjoining economic, regulatory, and eventually political systems, serving to both delimit and expand them. In turn, regional governments and planning agencies tend to see the border technocratically, strategically integrating local economies into global chains of trade and consumption.
ISSN:2652-6352
2652-6352
2206-9119
DOI:10.22459/MIC.05.03.2020.20