Shanghai and Beyond: The Integrated Development Reshaping China's Yangtze River Delta

I. The Evolving Shanghai Metropolitan Area• Geographic Expansion: - Official "1+8" metropolitan circle (Shanghai + 8 cities) - Total area: 55,000 km² (larger than Denmark) - Population: 75 million (2025 estimate)• Administrative Innovations

The Greater Shanghai Megaregion: How China's Economic Powerhouse Is Redrawing Its Boundaries

I. Defining the Greater Shanghai Region• Geographic Scope: - Core: Shanghai municipality (6,340 km²) - Immediate ring: Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Jiaxing (25,000 km²) - Extended zone: Nanjing, Hangzhou, Ningbo (100,000 km²)• Population Dynami