The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in Zhuhai, southern China. Beijing believes the ‘Greater Bay Area’ can grow into one of the most important metropolitan areas in the world. Photo: Bloomberg
Can China’s Greater Bay Area really rival the likes of Tokyo, New York and San Francisco?
- It covers a geographical area equivalent to the land mass of Croatia and is the largest of the four metropolitan areas
- At US$1.8 trillion in 2017, the GDP of the Greater Tokyo Area is largest among the four regions
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Greater Bay Area
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge in Zhuhai, southern China. Beijing believes the ‘Greater Bay Area’ can grow into one of the most important metropolitan areas in the world. Photo: Bloomberg