China Tells

During May – Oct 2010 Shanghai is going to hold an Expo. It is the first Expo that took place in the New China since the country was liberated in 1949. Arguably Nanjing held the very first Expo in China in the beginning of 20th century. Shanghai government has invested huge for the ’10 Expo (See Article from Economist): a new metro system by the time of completion that will be as complext as the one in London, the two big airports that have been both expanded, and thousands of new construction sites. There is no doubt that the Shanghai 2010 expo will be a great success with impressive projects overshadowing the rest of the world. However, there is also concern and questioning on why the government need to spend so much resource on a seemingly window dressing project, and what real benefit does China obtain from such a mega event. Either way, Shanghai Expo is going to be an exciting event in 2010 worth expecting and we wish Shanghai best luck!

上海世博进入倒计时，再过5个月就要鸣锣开张。为了此次世博会上海市政府投入巨量人力和资金，誓将此会办成有史以来最震撼人心的世博会之一。理论上南京是中国第一个办世博会的城市，但是那是在新中国成立以前。这次的上海世博会必将成为新中国展示改革成就的盛会。