No 10 Shanghai
GDP: 3.82 trillion yuan
Growth rate: 6.0%
High-rise buildings and skyscrapers dominate the skyline of the Huangpu River and the Lujiazui Financial District in Pudong, Shanghai, on Dec 28, 2018. [Photo/Sipa]
Shanghai - the Oriental Paris and China's global financial center - strives to establish itself as an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center and put in place the framework of a center of innovation in science and technology with global influence.