Science and Technology Parks in China - The Case of Nanjing

China, one of the few countries in the world still powering ahead with enviable economic growth in the midst of global economic down-turn, is also starting to immerse itself in the development of science and technology parks. After over a decade of sustained and rapid economic growth, averaging over 10% per annum during the 1990s, China recognizes that it must go beyond being a cheap labor manufacturing base if its economy were to continue to expand. While China has started science and technology parks (S&TP) development some time ago, it is only in recent years that China has taken on the model of science and technology parks in a sustained and integrated manner to assist with its drive for economic transformation. This is not to say that China has not developed numerous industrial parks but these have chiefly focussed on manufacturing. This type of S&TP China has in multitudes but the more strictly defined science technology park is still a rarity.\nThis brief paper surveys the range of science and technology park developments in China and focuses on one example in the city of Nanjing to illustrate what may be a new approach for China. This survey hopes to answer the following questions: what is occurring in China in the area of science and technology park development? Is China doing anything different from other countries more experienced in such developments?\nThe next section of this paper outlines the context in which Chinas science and technology park programs have emerged. A section follows this on the recent national programs to encourage the development of science and technology parks. A brief case study of Nanjing then follows.