””PARIS, Nov. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese Ambassador to France Wu Jianmin
said here Tuesday that Shanghai is the best choice to host the World
Exposition in 2010, reaffirming that China spares no efforts in making Shanghai
Expo a win-win event.
””””Wu made this remark at a joint press conference with Russian, Mexican,
Polish and ROK ambassadors whose countries also support their cities to bid for
the event.
””””"Among 6 billion habitants on the planet, 5 billion live in the developing
world. However, during its 151 years of existence, the World Exposition has
never been held in a developing country," said Wu.
””””He underlined that as the largest developing country, China has witnessed
the fastest growth in the past 20 years.
””””"If Shanghai wins the bid, there will be at least 70 million Chinese and foreign
visitors to the exposition, which will mark an unprecedented scale in the
history of the event," he said.
””””The Chinese government will make Shanghai Expo 2010 a win-win event for
both developing and developed countries, said the ambassador.
””””"For developed countries, Shanghai Expo offers excellent opportunities. For
developing countries, China will take a series of measures to assure their
participation," he said.
””””China will provide free exposition space, free transport of articles and
free international trips and accommodation for participants from the developing
countries, he said.
””””"In the globalizing world, the developing countries are often marginalized.
But they will not be marginalized during Shanghai Expo 2010," said the Chinese
ambassador.
””””"The Shanghai Expo has an excellent theme -- 'Better City, Better Life.'
The urbanism is a common problem faced by all citiesin the world. Participants
will have much to share during ShanghaiExpo," said Wu.
””””Wu also said that Shanghai is characteristic of an all-inclusive city where
Eastern civilization and Western civilizationmeet and converge.
””””"Shanghai Expo will add splendor to the dialogue of civilizations and therefore
contribute to the peace and prosperity of the world," he said.
””””On Dec. 3, the Bureau of International Exposition (BIE) will vote at its
132nd general assembly to choose the host city of the Expo 2010 among five
candidate cities: Shanghai, Moscow, the Mexico City of Mexico, Wroclow of Poland
and Yeoso of the Republicof Korea. Enditem
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