Downturn not bad news for Dalian park

Downturns are not necessarily a bad thing, feels Gao Wei, as the fittest firms have the chance to prove their resilience - by outliving the competition.

But for the president of Dalian Software Park (DLSP), there is another reason to smile. The global economic decline is forcing many software companies in the West, as well as those in Japan and South Korea, to bring forward their outsourcing plans.

And, lo and behold, they come knocking on his door.