Shenzen was previously best known for its knockoff iPhones and iPads, but the Chinese manufacturing hub is now a force of innovation in its own right. The latest proof? Apple is opening a new research and development center in the city, the company's second in China following a $45 million hub being built in Beijing.
Apple CEO Tim Cook even made a surprise visit to Shenzen on Tuesday to celebrate the news. According to comments reported by local paper Economic Daily and translated by Quartz, Cook praised Shenzen as a manufacturing powerhouse. "We realized the skill level of Shenzhen’s factories was gradually leading other places in the world," said Cook of his early visits to the city.
According to statement from Apple spokesperson...
via The Verge
