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[The Megaregion Blueprint]Urban planning expert Dr. Wei Zhang explains:• 41 cities across Shanghai-Jiangsu-Zhejiang now function as a single economic unit• GDP of ¥38 trillion (2025) surpasses entire nations like Germany• World's first cross

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