Xinhua News Agency, May 30-the 15 new first-tier cities in 2023 are Chengdu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Suzhou, Xi'an, Nanjing, Changsha, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Dongguan, Qingdao, Kunming, Ningbo and Hefei. The results still show the anxious competition between new first-tier cities and second-tier cities on the dividing line. Compared with the previous year, Kunming has returned to the new first tier, replacing Foshan, which has climbed faster than before. In addition, the heads of second-tier cities also include Shenyang, Wuxi and other former first-tier cities.