# Nanjing
Latest news and articles about Nanjing
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Hefei’s Industrial Surge and Shenzhen’s Sprint: China’s City GDP Race Heats Up
Hefei has overtaken Jinan in momentum by leaning into high-tech manufacturing and policy-backed investment, tying both cities at 1.42 trillion yuan in 2025. Shenzhen is the leading candidate to break the 4-trillion-yuan barrier in 2026, while Nanjing, Ningbo and Tianjin compete to reach the 2-trillion mark, each with different strengths and constraints.
Ex-Soldiers Turn Teachers: Nanjing’s ‘Jinling Vanguard’ Brings Military-Style Volunteering to China’s Mountain Schools
A Nanjing-based network of retired university student soldiers, the Jinling Vanguard, is running volunteer teaching programmes in Jiangxi’s mountain schools, combining military-style management with classroom instruction and patriotic education. Since 2021 the initiative has mobilised thousands of veterans, raised funds and books, built cloud classrooms, and been incorporated into broader municipal and national efforts to integrate veterans into civic life and sustain revolutionary memory.