Navigating the tightrope: Understanding Shenzhen, its contemporary contexts, and its role as a center for Chinese technology and innovation

Our findings indicate that "contrary to assumptions of smooth, steady development over the next several years" Shenzhen will enter a "tightrope era" of pronounced uncertainty as it seeks to transition from one model of growth to another. The city's indigenous innovation and its economic well-being will be tested as Shenzhen weathers the most significant headwinds it has faced in its brief, four-decade-long history.