Jīngjì tèqū yòng yōuhuì zhèngcè xīyǐn le dàliàng wàizī.
The special economic zones drew in large amounts of foreign investment with preferential policies.
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history
The first four were set up in 1980 as part of the reform and opening-up: 深圳, 珠海, 汕头 and 厦门, all on the southeast coast. 海南 became the fifth in 1988, the year it was made a province.
mistakes
Not the same as a 特别行政区 'special administrative region', the status of Hong Kong and Macau. Both are often shortened to 特区.
