Wealth and political power are heavily concentrated in these regions. However, megacity clusters face major challenges of sustainability and resource management. They are testing grounds for urban management policies, with implications for the rest of China and for developing countries. China’s megacity clusters are where economic and political engagement takes place with the outside world.
Beijing will prioritise the Jing-Jin-Ji region and integration of Hong Kong with the mainland as it pumps resources into megacity areas.
The aligning of some regulations and policies within megacity clusters may make doing business easier.
Infrastructure and technology that improve the connectivity of these regions will present foreign businesses with opportunities.
Efforts to make megacity clusters greener and more sustainable will benefit businesses working on green technology and smart cities.
An absence of political amalgamation will make diplomatic engagement with these areas as development regions complicated.
