Few doubt that Shanghai is the nerve center of China’s second “Great Leap Forward.” This metropolis — long considered the most cosmopolitan of all Asian cities — is the cornerstone of high-tech, financial and manufacturing activities in China. It is also a magnet for Chinese creativity, a Mecca where genuine communication among scholars, businessmen, and journalists takes place in relative freedom.
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