Go north is the message from Dawning

Cutting-edge technology is nothing new in China's industry. You can read every day about the spectacular advances being made by companies here. But Dawning Information, a supercomputer manufacturer, is slightly different because of its location.

The new breed of Chinese high-tech companies are increasingly setting up business outside the original Special Economic Zones. These were in the southern coastal provinces, where China's economic miracle began back at the beginning of the opening-up policy in 1979-80.

This is not only good news for the country's high-tech industry development but for the Chinese economy as a whole.