20世纪后期,亚太地区一批城市如洛杉矶、东京、新加坡、香港迅速成为全球最具竞争力的城市之一,城市在全球活动和地方事务中的地位越来越重要。在中国社会生产力中最主要、最关键的部分也在城市,商品生产和商品交换最集中,最发达的是城市,对外贸易和国际交往亦主要靠城市。随着全球科技信息化和经济一体化的突飞猛进,中 In the late twentieth century, a number of cities in the Asia-Pacific region such as Los Angeles, Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong quickly became one of the most competitive cities in the world. Cities are playing a more and more important role in global activities and local affairs. The most important and crucial part of China’s social productive forces is also the cities. Commodity production and exchange of goods are the most concentrated. The most developed are cities, and foreign trade and international exchanges are also mainly by cities. With the world’s rapid technological information and economic integration, China