The finalists of new first-tier cities are mainly from the eastern coastal areas of China and the Yangtze River Economic Belt. I think Suzhou's economic strength, per capita GDP and per capita urban income are far stronger than Chengdu, Hangzhou and Xi 'an, and Suzhou should be at least ahead of Chengdu and Hangzhou. Nanjing's educational strength and economic strength are better than Xi's, and its ranking should be ahead of Xi's.

Suzhou is the third largest industrial city in the world, the sixth largest economic center city in China, the third largest export city in China, the second largest economic center city in the Yangtze River Delta and the economic center city in Jiangsu Province. The comprehensive strength of a city depends at least on its economic and industrial strength. Suzhou ranks fifth among the new first-tier cities, which I think is not objective. Among the new first-tier cities, Suzhou ranks second in economic aggregate, first in industrial strength and first in export strength. Economy, industry and export are important indicators of a city's comprehensive strength, so I think Suzhou should rank first in the new first-tier cities.

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I have to say that Suzhou, which is only a prefecture-level city, is too powerful. With the rapid development of the country, many cities are in the catch-up stage, but Suzhou always stands out and refreshes its achievements every year. Now it is not only in the whole province, but also in the whole Yangtze River Delta, second only to Shanghai. Although the administrative level is not high, the comprehensive strength has completely killed all provincial capital cities except Guangzhou!

In fact, the reason why we have achieved such excellent results depends largely on our geographical position. After all, the distance between Suzhou and Shanghai is very close, and Shanghai's economic drive and radiation will naturally give Suzhou more resources.