Its commercial and cultural activities maintained an active momentum and its seaborne and air cargo throughput remained strong. Shanghai has fully demonstrated its excellent international-level governance capabilities with its refined response to the Covid-19 epidemic in the past year.

The eastern city continues to move towards the top tier of global cities, per the report. Shanghai rose two spots to come in 10th, climbing 10 positions over the past five years. Los Angeles moved up two places to rank fifth. New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo held onto the top four spots in the Index. The index rates cities based on five dimensions, including business activity and human capital.

Three Chinese cities were featured on the list, matching the number of US cities while surpassing other regions including Europe and the rest of Asia-Pacific, the Chicago-headquartered company said in a report published yesterday. 7 on the latest annual list compiled by US-based consulting firm Kearney. 26 - Shanghai has made it to the top 10 among the world's most dynamic cities for the first time while Beijing ranked No.

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