Found at: http://www.competitiveness.org/article/articleprint/39/-1/10/
As the world of electronics moves towards advanced IT products, investment and development of southern China's electronic industry boomed.
This is due to a dedication to developing industry clusters. Much of this development has been led by foreign companies - particularly from Taiwan - investing in China. Many Asian governments are recognizing the significance of IT clusters and are modelling them after Silicon Valley, California. The first such organization to use the Silicon Valley model was the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park in Taiwan. Its success in attracting foreign investors has served as a guide for future cluster development.
http://www.jri.co.jp/research/pacific/RIM-e/2001/RIMe200101clustering.html