An old dutch inhouse professor who worked for an super-size multinational company and have travelled around world, gave training program to the employees. who told me that he would move to Shanghai for Shanghai is the best city he has ever been in the world and in one year he sold his house in Armstodam and move to Shanghai. He is a very sophisticated and rich experienced guy. I guess there must be some reasons that my friend and Jim share the same opnion.
Look at the city structure, real estate market and people living and working there, you know why they said so.