To a self-sufficient China, Shanghaiwas out on a limb, and inconsequential; but in the contemporary world of open access, it is in a commanding position, where all streams converge.

• 如:对于一个自足的中国而言,上海偏距一隅,不足为道;但对于开放的当代世界而言,它却俯瞰广远、吞吐万汇、气势不凡。