SHANGHAI, China — The J Hotel Shanghai Tower just gave China another luxurious thing to brag about. The hotel opened on June 19 and has asserted its title as being the highest hotel in the world.

With the municipal government as a client partner, the 632-meter Shanghai Tower clearly asserts the city's ambitions and commitment to high-rise urbanism. Gensler won a competition for the super-tall ...

It claims to be the highest hotel in the world. The J Hotel occupies the top floors of the Shanghai Tower — which at 632 meters (about 2,000 feet) is the tallest building in all of China.