Time_is_Money,_Efficiency_is_Life Knowpia

"Time is Money, Efficiency is Life" (Chinese: 时间就是金钱，效率就是生命) is a well-known slogan of Chinese economic reform.^[1] It was initially a quote from Yuan Geng who made it public in 1981 as the director of Shekou, Shenzhen.^[1]^[2]^[3] The slogan is often associated with the "Shenzhen speed".^[4] After Deng Xiaoping made an inspection tour to Shenzhen in 1984, the slogan became widely known in China.^[4]^[5]

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^ ^a ^b "1982: "Time is Money, Efficiency is Life"". China Economic Net. 2010-08-27. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ "时间就是金钱，效率就是生命". China Internet Information Center (in Chinese). 2008-10-16. Archived from the original on 2020-06-17. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ "时间就是金钱效率就是生命". Tencent (in Chinese). 2009-09-03. Archived from the original on 2016-08-29. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b "邓小平南巡消除争议时间就是金钱效率就是生命响遍全国". Phoenix Television (in Chinese). 2008-11-18. Archived from the original on 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
^ Du, Juan (2020-01-07). The Shenzhen Experiment: The Story of China's Instant City. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-24223-4.