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The Shanghai Effect: How China's Global City Reshapes Its Neighbors The Gravity of ShanghaiShanghai's population of 26 million and GDP exceeding $700 billion creates an economic gravity that pulls surrounding cities into its orbit. Within a 100-kilometer radius, cities like Suzhou (population 12 million), Wuxi (7.5