Shanghai's Sprawling Influence: How the Yangtze Delta Became the World's Most Dynamic Economic Zone SECTION 1: THE ARCHITECTURE OF INTEGRATIONThe 1+6+30 Framework- Core: Shanghai's dual-center structure (Pudong+Puxi)- First Ring: Suzhou, Wuxi, Nantong, Jiaxing, Ningbo, Zhoushan- Outer Network: 30 county-level innovation satellites- Unified digita
Shanghai and Beyond: The Yangtze Delta Megaregion in 2025 The Shanghai skyline may end at its administrative borders, but the city's influence radiates across 35,800 square kilometers of the most economically dynamic region in Asia. The Yangtze River Delta (YRD) integration strategy, launched in 2018, has