The sting took place in a dingy residential district of five-story apartment blocks onthe outskirts of Dongguan, a city that is part of thePearlRiver megalopolis extending from nearby Guangzhou to Hong Kong, 60 miles away.
But his proposals to import more mainland high-tech talent and coordinate with Guangdong province on combating cross-border pollution and developing thePearlRiver delta are important first steps.