Prof. Mthuli Ncube, chief economist and vice president of the African Development Bank paid a visit in Shenzhen and had a roundtable discussion with Dr. Liu Guohong and Dr. Peng Jian, Deputy Directors of Regional Development Department, and Prof. Wang Kai, the CDI consultant. CDI research fellows shared their observations on the evolution of China’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and gave out a brief but comprehensive roadmap for developing industrial parks/zones in African countries.