The southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen—known as a national leader in economic development—has seen its industrial profits plunge during the year. Monthly data from the Shenzhen Bureau of Statistics reveal the city’s industrial enterprises profits fell by 50.4 percent in July compared to June, a 40 percent drop from last July. August saw a fall of 29.46 percent year-on-year while September data has not yet been released. Yi Xianrong, a former director of the Financial Development Office of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told The Epoch Times that such a downward trend for this city of 12.6 million people in Guangdong Province will, in time, reverberate throughout the country.  Chinese state media quoted Liu Guohong, the director of the Institute of Finance and Modern Industries of China (Shenzhen) Institute of Comprehensive Development, saying the city’s industrial profit decline is largely attributed to the rising costs of raw materials and international freight. …