Shanghai is situated on China's eastern coast at the estuary of the Yangtze River, facing the Pacific Ocean. Together with neighboring Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui provinces, it forms the Yangtze River Delta region -- one of China's most open, innovative and economically vibrant regions. In 2025, the municipal GDP topped 5.67 trillion yuan, with the per capita disposable income reaching 92,000 yuan.

As China's largest economic center and a key global economic hub, Shanghai is accelerating its development as an international economic center, with its urban strength and core competitiveness continuing to grow. Shanghai continues to strengthen its role in global financial resource allocation, accelerating the enhancement of its core competitiveness and international influence as an international financial center. Shanghai is also aligning with high-standard international trade and economic rules to enhance its role as a trade hub and accelerate its development as an international trade center. Shanghai continues to enhance its global capacity for allocating shipping resources and is accelerating its development as an international shipping center, with its role as a maritime hub steadily strengthening. Shanghai is consistently strengthening its role as a source of scientific and technological innovation and a leader in high-end industries, accelerating its transformation into a globally influential hub for scientific and technological advancement.

Shanghai is committed to promoting the city spirit of "Collective Wisdom, Lofty Aspirations, Far-seeing Intelligence, and Modesty and Harmony," and showcasing its character of "Openness, Innovation and Tolerance." The city will continue to amplify the integrated, platform-based, expansive, and radiating effects of its "Five Centers" development strategy -- enhancing its role as an international center of economy, finance, trade, shipping, and science and technology innovation. With these efforts, Shanghai is accelerating its transformation into a modern socialist international metropolis with global influence, aiming to play a leading and exemplary role in advancing Chinese modernization and contributing more significantly to the comprehensive realization of national rejuvenation and strength.