Against the backdrop of the deep integration of globalization and informatization, transnational exchanges among cities have become increasingly frequent, and international exchange functions have gradually emerged as a key dimension for assessing a city’s level of internationalization and global influence. Following theoretical paradigms such as the world city and global city, the “international exchange center city”—as an urban development type characterized by comprehensive exchange capacity—still lacks systematic conceptual definition and theoretical elaboration. Building on a review of research on world cities, global cities, and international cities, this study proposes an analytical framework for “international exchange center cities,” and provides a systematic argument from the perspectives of conceptual connotations, functional mechanisms, and typological features. Taking Beijing as a case, the paper examines the formation mechanisms and practical pathways of its development as an international exchange center. The study finds that an international exchange center city emphasizes a city’s hub position within global exchange networks, with its core lying in the integrated aggregation of multidimensional exchange capacities. Beijing’s development as an international exchange center demonstrates a model combining national strategic guidance, major-event driven dynamics, and support from spatial carriers, offering important experience for understanding how China’s megacities participate in the global exchange system.
LIU Bo
. The conceptual definition, theoretical genealogy, and practical pathways of international exchange center cities: Taking Beijing as an example[J]. Urban Problems, 2026
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DOI: 10.13239/j.bjsshkxy.cswt.260504
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