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Shanghai & Beyond: How the Yangtze River Delta Creates Asia's Most Dynamic Metropolitan Economy Section 1: The 1+8 Mega-City VisionShanghai's regional integration strategy:- Core city (Shanghai) + 8 satellite cities (Suzhou, Wuxi, etc.)- 38 million population within 1-hour commute circle- ¥12.8 trillion combined GDP (2025 projection)Section
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