"These two cities have had an unspoken rivalry for decades, with Shanghai traditionally being more dominant in terms of business. But this rivalry is also changing. Beijing is the undisputed heart of the country because it is the seat of government in such a politics-oriented country; it has the top universities and talent; large, unsaturated market potential; and the connection to the entire Mainland China, if one can grab it."

PRWeek intern Hanting Zhu looks at the Chinese PR industry within Shanghai and Beijing in his blog post, “A tale of two cities in China.”