In 2009, the State Council issued a document that to build an international financial center in Shanghai has risen to the national strategy. "One city and one area" (the Lujiazui and the Bund Financial Accumulation Zone) would help Shanghai to become an international financial center.

With the presentation of“the Bund Financial Accumulation Zone”plan, the blueprint of Shanghai's world financial center is coming out. The economic belt based on the centurial capital is constructing the stage for communicate with the world. With 2.6 square kilometers of "new financial high land" and 8.3 kilometers of world-class riverside golden corridor, an International financial center, matched Manhattan in New York and the City of London, has been completed.