• Shanghai ! 上海

    March 9 in China ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C

    Just a little information of what is happening here..:

    Status: Largest city in China and a leading global financial and commercial hub.
    • Location: Eastern China, at the mouth of the Yangtze River on the East China Sea.
    • Population: Roughly 25 million residents in the metropolitan area.
    Economy
    • 2025 GDP: About 5.67 trillion yuan (around 815 billion USD), among the top five city economies in the world.
    • 2026 growth target: Around 5 percent, with a focus on “high‑quality” rather than purely high‑speed growth.
    • Pillars: Finance, trade, advanced manufacturing (integrated circuits, biomedicine, AI), and digital services.
    Development and planning
    • Long‑term goal: By 2035, fully upgrade its “five centers” role—international economic, financial, trade, shipping, and sci‑tech innovation hub status—to leading global levels.
    • R&D intensity: Spending on research and development is around 4.5 percent of GDP and planned to rise further.
    • 2026–2030 blueprint: Emphasizes advanced manufacturing, green and smart infrastructure, urban livability, and better public services...

    that is the tip of the iceberg...🤩 And the train got up to 300 km/h.
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