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.