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Urban agglomerations in China are not only clusters of economically connected and integrated cities, but also strategic locations that will carry the national or regional missions for global integration and competition.
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Fang, C., Yu, D. (2020). The Spatial Pattern of Selecting and Developing China’s Urban Agglomerations. In: China’s Urban Agglomerations. Springer Geography. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-1551-4_2
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