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Developing nations benefit from Expo exchange
By Ding Yi |
October 29, 2010, Friday
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THE Shanghai World Expo is the first World Expo ever held in a developing country in the event's 159-year history and it is by far the biggest event of its type to take place outside Europe and North America.
The Shanghai Expo, which attracted the biggest participation by developing countries in Expo history, has provided a chance for more developing countries to show themselves on the world stage.
It was the first time for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Afghanistan, some African countries and the African Union (AU) to take part in a World Expo.
The African Joint Pavilion, consisting of 42 African countries and the AU, was the largest African pavilion so far and attracted the most participating countries and international organizations in Expo history.
The Expo has also provided unprecedented chances for developing countries to gain exposure to the culture and latest technology from around the world.
From Hamburg's "passive house" in Germany to a zero-emission community in Sweden's Malmo, from the "Beddington zero fossil energy development" program in Britain to Madrid's "New Horizons within Public Housing" in Spain, visitors from the developing world could see the results of top science and technology at close range.
Carrying the theme of "Better City, Better Life," the Expo in China corresponded with the demand of the developing world for modernization and urbanization.
The process of study is also a process of communication. During the process of study itself, communication between developing and developed countries was improved further.
In a world still overshadowed by the financial crisis, the Expo had its special meaning. It has contributed not only to a boost of the economy of China and its neighboring regions, but also that of the developing world.
During the Expo, China has provided assistance capital worth US$100 million for developing countries.
This Expo has also given impetus to the development of the Bureau of International Expositions.
In the seven years since China's successful bid for Expo, the organization's membership has surged to 156 nations from the original 89, with most of the new members from the developing world.
Developing countries including Morocco, Mexico and Brazil decided to bid for the Expo after China.
"Everything starts with World Expo" is people's sincere praise to World Expo.
Indeed, the World Expo is an exhibition of human civilization. World Expo's history is a history of significant breakthroughs and development of the global economy, culture and technology in modern times.
Following in the footsteps of Shanghai Expo in China, developing countries can show themselves more confidently and share human progress more sufficiently on the road of sustainability, in a bid to achieve progress with developed countries together.
(The author is a Xinhua writer.)
The Shanghai Expo, which attracted the biggest participation by developing countries in Expo history, has provided a chance for more developing countries to show themselves on the world stage.
It was the first time for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Afghanistan, some African countries and the African Union (AU) to take part in a World Expo.
The African Joint Pavilion, consisting of 42 African countries and the AU, was the largest African pavilion so far and attracted the most participating countries and international organizations in Expo history.
The Expo has also provided unprecedented chances for developing countries to gain exposure to the culture and latest technology from around the world.
From Hamburg's "passive house" in Germany to a zero-emission community in Sweden's Malmo, from the "Beddington zero fossil energy development" program in Britain to Madrid's "New Horizons within Public Housing" in Spain, visitors from the developing world could see the results of top science and technology at close range.
Carrying the theme of "Better City, Better Life," the Expo in China corresponded with the demand of the developing world for modernization and urbanization.
The process of study is also a process of communication. During the process of study itself, communication between developing and developed countries was improved further.
In a world still overshadowed by the financial crisis, the Expo had its special meaning. It has contributed not only to a boost of the economy of China and its neighboring regions, but also that of the developing world.
During the Expo, China has provided assistance capital worth US$100 million for developing countries.
This Expo has also given impetus to the development of the Bureau of International Expositions.
In the seven years since China's successful bid for Expo, the organization's membership has surged to 156 nations from the original 89, with most of the new members from the developing world.
Developing countries including Morocco, Mexico and Brazil decided to bid for the Expo after China.
"Everything starts with World Expo" is people's sincere praise to World Expo.
Indeed, the World Expo is an exhibition of human civilization. World Expo's history is a history of significant breakthroughs and development of the global economy, culture and technology in modern times.
Following in the footsteps of Shanghai Expo in China, developing countries can show themselves more confidently and share human progress more sufficiently on the road of sustainability, in a bid to achieve progress with developed countries together.
(The author is a Xinhua writer.)
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