Firstly,thebidtheme.Shanghai’sbidthemewas“BetterCity,BetterLife”.Thethemeof“City”hadneverbeenadoptedinthe152-yearhistoryofWorldExpoanditalsofitsinwellwiththephenomenonofurbanizationthataccompaniestheglobaleconomyintegrationnowoccurring.Urbanizationisaresultofhumancivilization,butitcanalsogenerateseriousproblems.Ononehand,wemustrecognizethaturbanizationisanirreversiblephenomenonbecauseaccordingtoUNestimates,by2020,65%oftheworld’spopulationwillliveincities.Ontheotherhand,wemustalsoactivelyseeksolutionstotheproblemsbroughtoutaboutbyurbanization.WorldExpoShanghaiwillprovideaforumforstudyinganddiscussingglobalurbanization

　　Secondly,WorldExpo’ssiteselection.ThesiteselectedforExpoShanghaihascombinedindustrialredevelopment,environmentalmanagementandimprovingpeoplestandardoflivingandhousingconditions.Itincorporatescreativeandoriginalideasandthisisinitselfthebestreflectionofthethemeofcities.

　　Thirdly,strongpublicsupport.ThroughoutthecourseoftheWorldExpobid,private-sectororganizationscarriedoutalargenumberofpublicopinionpollsandadditionally,theworldrenownedGallupwasalsoinvitedtocarryoutaworldwidepublicopinionsurveyofChinesepeople.ThefindingsrevealthattherateofsupportoftheChinesepublicforWorldExpoexceeds90%.

　　Fourthly,thecentralgovernmenthasprovidedfullfinancialguarantees.TheinfrastructureandvenueconstructionforWorldExpo2010willrequireatotaldirectgovernmentinvestmentofUS$3billionandtheCentralgovernmenthaspledgeditsfullsupport.

　　Fifthly,theChinesegovernmenthassetupaspecialUS$100millionspecialfundtobeusedtofacilitatetheparticipationofdevelopingcountriescomingtotheWorldExpoinChina.OurpositionisthatnodevelopingcountryshouldbemarginalizedataninternationalpageantlikeWorldExpo.Asadevelopingcountry,Chinaisdeeplyawareoftheneedofdevelopingcountriestodisplaythemselvesandweshouldprovidethemwithaplatformtocarryoutexchangewithdevelopedcountriesonabasisofequality.

　　Sixthly,ChinahastheconfidenceandabilitytosettwonewrecordsinthehistoryofWorldExpo-thegreatestnumberofvisitorsandthegreatestnumberofparticipatingnationsandinternationalorganizations.

　　Seventhly,theChinesegovernmenthasformulatedacompleteseriesoffollow-onusageplansfortherelatedvenues.InplanninginternationaleventssuchastheOlympicGames,WorldExpo,andWorldCup,themostdifficultproblemishowtomakeproperfollow-onuseofvenues.Inourbid,weproposedthereconstructionofthepavilionsintointernationaleconomic,cultural,technologicalandexchangecentersaftertheendofWorldExpo.Thisisagroundbreakingidea.