But, moreimportantly, itwastheyearChinacreatedtheShenzhenSpecialEconomicZone, a spacewhereChinesecompaniescouldtradein a freemarketbackedupbythepowerofcommunistcentralplanning.
Those 40 yearsgaveusthepersonalcomputer, thesmartphone, andthequad-copterdrone, witheachgenerationoftechrelying a littlebitmoreontheTrans-Pacifictrade.