Greater Shanghai: The Economic Colossus and Its Expanding Orbit I. The Greater Shanghai Blueprint • Geographic Scope: - Core: 6,340 km² city proper - 1-hour radius: Suzhou, Jiaxing, Kunshan - 2-hour sphere: Wuxi, Nantong, Huzhou • Population Dynamics: - 28.7 million in Shanghai (2025 est.) -
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