Shanghai and Beyond: The Rise of the Yangtze River Delta Mega-Region The Greater Shanghai Metropolitan Area• Covers 35,800 km² across Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Anhui• Home to 165 million people (12% of China's population)• Contributes 24% of China's GDP (¥38 trillion in 2025)• 43 Fortune Global 500
Shanghai and Beyond: The Yangtze River Delta's Path to Integrated Development PART 1: ECONOMIC INTEGRATION (1,300 words)The Shanghai-Suzhou-Wuxi-Hangzhou-Ningbo economic corridor now represents:• Combined GDP of $2.3 trillion (surpassing Italy's economy)• Specialized industrial distribution: - Shanghai: Global financial
