Section 1: The 1+6 Megacity Experiment
- Detailed analysis of Shanghai's official integration with:
1. Suzhou (manufacturing hub)
2. Jiaxing (logistics center)
3. Nantong (aging population solutions)
4. Zhoushan (marine economy)
5. Wuxi (IoT innovation)
6. Huzhou (eco-tourism)
Section 2: Transportation Revolution
- The "90-Minute Commute Circle" high-speed rail network
上海龙凤419自荐 - Yangshan Port's fourth phase automating regional logistics
- Controversial airport expansion displacing Jiangsu farmlands
Section 3: Economic Rebalancing
- 487 Shanghai-based companies relocated headquarters to Nantong
- Zhejiang's semiconductor firms supplying 38% of Pudong's tech parks
- Anhui becoming Shanghai's "back office" with 120,000 finance jobs
Section 4: Environmental Challenges
- Tai Lake cleanup costing ¥24.6 billion
上海水磨外卖工作室 - Wind farm projects facing local opposition
- The Yangtze dolphin conservation controversy
Investigative Methodology:
- 3-month field research across 14 municipalities
- 89 interviews with planners and residents
- Analysis of 23 provincial cooperation agreements
- Satellite imagery comparison 2015-2025
Emerging Tensions:
爱上海419论坛 - Cultural identity debates in integrated zones
- Property speculation in "border regions"
- Uneven benefits distribution
- COVID-era supply chain reconfigurations
Global Context:
- Comparative study with Tokyo and Rhine-Ruhr metros
- Foreign investment patterns shifting to periphery
- UNESCO concerns about water town preservation
