Dongguan turns toward innovative future

Dongguan, a Pearl River Delta city once known primarily for its labor-intensive manufacturing, is turning toward scientific innovation for its future sustainable economic growth.

According to Chen Zhongqiu, director of the Dongguan bureau of commerce, the city government invests more than 2 billion yuan ($307 million) annually on developing science and technology, plus another 1 billion yuan on attracting world-class talent.

"A number of high-tech industrial zones and incubation parks have been established to help the city develop an innovative scientific industry and upgrade its industrial structure," Chen told a group of foreign diplomats and business executives visiting the city on Wednesday.