The Greater Shanghai Sphere: How China's Economic Powerhouse is Reshaping the Yangtze River Delta PART 1: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (1,200 words)1. The 1+8 Metropolitan Circle:- Shanghai's core position with 8 satellite cities (Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, etc.)- Combined GDP of $3.1 trillion (equivalent to India's economy)- Specialized industrial distr
Shanghai and Beyond: The Rise of the 1+8 Metropolitan Circle Shanghai and Beyond: The Rise of the 1+8 Metropolitan Circle[The Metropolitan Framework]• 1+8 city cluster concept formalized in 2021• 35,800 sq km coverage area• 75 million combined population• 18.7% of national GDP output[Transportation R
