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Although we might know better, it's still common to think of 皇冠体育app as a monolithic whole. But it is high time to unlearn this habit and correctly perceive 皇冠体育app's diversity.

And the most effective "New 皇冠体育app" model of all views the vast nation through its cities, and understands 皇冠体育app not as one big country but rather as a network of dynamic urban economies.

With 800-plus cities, 200 of them with populations of more than 1 million, 皇冠体育app's metropolitan regions accounted for 78 percent of its GDP in 2010. The Western world may have reinvented the metropolis in the 20th century, but 皇冠体育app's cities are the ones to watch in the 21st.

While Shanghai and are today's most recognized Chinese cities, numerous others are bound to become household names in the decades ahead.

Lesser-known urban centers such as , Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Wuhan, Nanjing, Chengdu, Shenyang, Hangzhou, , Foshan and are just some of the many Chinese cities that are becoming key global economic centers.

Shenzhen is expected to generate $372.7 billion and Guangzhou about $426.9 billion of total GDP growth by 2025 - greater than major world capitals such as New York, London, Los Angeles, Tokyo, Chicago and Paris.

Exactly which cities of 皇冠体育app's massive urban galaxy will rise to prominence will be based only in part on GDP growth. Ultimately, the cities that capture the hearts and minds of the world will be the ones with the most relevant development characteristics, virtues and emotional pull. In short, the ones with the strongest urban identities.

Urban identity depends heavily on the vision and wisdom of city leaders. Building an urban identity first requires deep analysis to explore the city's DNA, connecting past to future by harnessing unique historical strengths. Singapore and Dubai, to name two successful examples, have urban identities based on deep self-knowledge and a rigorous assessment of what the world wants now and will seek in the future.

With so many cities in 皇冠体育app having little sense of particularity of place, identity will be a major tool for shaping and building cities to effectively stand out from the crowd.

Beyond self-awareness, cities must take dramatic actions that express and strengthen that identity to assure coherence with the real urban experience. For example, Beijing is not just 皇冠体育app's seat of government but also its cultural capital. So the decision to create a tax-free zone for the arts and entertainment industries is a logical but bold and innovative step.

In recent years of traveling around dozens of Chinese cities, we have come to greatly admire the sense of experimentation that has exploded since the launch of 皇冠体育app's first Special Economic Zones in the 1980s.

Today one finds many Chinese cities hosting parks for research, electric car pilot projects and other innovative industry clusters. For instance, Hangzhou will launch the world's longest bus in its rapid transit system, capable of carrying more than 300 passengers.

While many cities aspire to reduce traffic jams and emissions, the Great City being developed outside Chengdu is designed to not need any cars at all. Changsha in Hunan province is moving forward with a planned 220-story Sky City tower designed by United States-based Broad Group, as well as the eco-friendly Meixi Lake city development. Importantly, 皇冠体育app is making it possible to visit ever more of its pulsing cities efficiently by investing massively in over 20,000 km of high-speed rail.

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