Jean-Pierre Lafon, President of du Bureau international des expositions (BIE), said that this is the first time China will host a World Expo but it will do a great job for Expo 2010.
Lafon told Xinhua reporters that Expo 2010 will be significant for China. He said that the theme "Better City, Better Life" is a major concern for the world's urban population which began to outgrow the rural population in 2007 for the first time in history.
He said that Shanghai is mysterious for some people but familiar for many others as one of world's major financial centers. He said that Shanghai was a blend of Chinese and Western culture, representing China's openness to different cultures.
No one doubts that the Expo 2010 will be a success and 70 million are expected to visit, creating a new Expo record, Lafon said.
Lafon said that urbanization has brought many problems and Expo 2010 will be a stage where ideas on possible solutions to these problems will be aired.
Lafon wished China good luck for Expo.
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