ChineseTiger1986
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Shanghai is more international, full of energy, its economy reform is ahead of the rest of mainland cities. Look at the surrounding regions of Shanghai, all developed standard. A prosperous Shanghai make its neighbor cities prosperous too! This is what Beijing should learn from.
I guess you come from Beijing, bro. So no offence, Beijing is the center of education, science and finance is all due to its capital status. Beijing doesn't help its neighbors to become rich, look at the nearest cities to Beijing:
2013 GDP per capital
Zhang Jia Kou: $4,839
Bao Ding: $3,812
Cheng De: $5,507
However Beijing is $15,052
Then look at nearest cities to Shanghai:
Su Zhou: $20,000
Wu Xi: $20,154
Chang Zhou: $15,000
And Shanghai is $21,620
BTW, Beijing got accompanied by Tianjin, while for Shanghai, except the Jiangsu cities you listed above, many cities in northern Zhejiang such as Ningbo/Jiaxing/Shaoxing/Hangzhou are also pretty rich and have the strong tie with Shanghai.