The Isle of Man has connected with a Chinese ''Innovation Park' in a bid to boost commercial opportunities.
The Department of Economic Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the 'Silicon Valley of China'.
The Zhongguancun Boya Multimedia Creative and Innovation Park has been in development since 1988 and is the region's first state-level, high tech industrial zone.
Minister Laurence Skelly says the area is specifically for the 1,000 high-tech companies covering the next generation of internet, communications, e-pay and more:
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