China's high-tech wave

As much international attention remains focused on the repatriation of Hong Kong, the real story to the high-technology industry is China itself. IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and other giants have been aggressively pursuing business relationships directly with the mainland, where analysts expect "unbelievable" growth in the next decade. This special report surveys this new frontier as part of an occasional NEWS.COM series on the global expansion of high technology.

• China: U.S. companies rush to high-tech boom
• Hong Kong: Detour in gateway to the West
• How to do business on the mainland
• "Golden Projects" on national agenda
• Companies stake out territory