Shanghai (roughly 19 million people) is the largest city in the country, followed by the capital Beijing (around 17.4 million). Together with Shenzhen and Guangzhou, these two megacities are cited as leading examples of what sweeping national demographic and economic process reshaping the country since the 1980s?

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Urbanization in China. Shanghai is the largest city in China, with a population of 19 million, followed by Beijing at 17.4 million. Urbanization in China follows a broad urban and industrial arc from Harbin through the Beijing area down to Shanghai.