I lived/worked in Shenzhen 2011-2012, and even then, young companies, founded by westerners and locals alike, had started targeting the domestic market. Compani

I lived/worked in Shenzhen 2011-2012, and even then, young companies, founded by westerners and locals alike, had started targeting the domestic market. Companies in the hardware/manufacturing space had realized there was no need to spend time and energy pursuing western clients when there was such a large, underserved demographic locally.