Trade Relationship between China and Western countries In 2010 Shanghai International Exposition 1.1 Shanghai 2010 Expo Expo 2010 (simplified Chinese: 2010上海世界博览会) will be held in Shanghai, China and is a scheduled World Expo in the tradition of international fairs and expositions. The theme of the exposition will be "Better City – Better Life" and signifies Shanghai's new status in the 21st century as a major economic and cultural center. It is expected to generate the largest number of visitors in the history of the world's fairs in terms of gross numbers. The expo Logo features the Chinese character 世 ('world') modified to represent three people together with the 2010 date. The Expo will take place from May 1–October 31, 2010. The Shanghai 2010 Expo will feature a highly sophisticated online version called Expo Shanghai Online operated by Tencent Holdings Ltd.

1.2 China Pavilion With an estimated cost of 1.5 billion yuan, its design features a traditional style red architecture called "oriental crown". Organizers said the project is a significant milestone in the countdown to the 2010 event, signaling the beginning of full-scale construction of the Expo's core projects. "The construction scheme for the China Pavilion contains rich elements of Chinese culture and could well display Chinese wisdom."

Located at the crossing of two horizontal and vertical axes in the Pudong part of Expo garden, the China Pavilion comprises of three parts. The first is the national hall, which is 20,000-sq-m, 30,000-sq-m for provinces and regions, and 3,000-sq-m shared between Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. The oriental crown, standing 63 meters in height, uses traditional dougong brackets and features wooden brackets fixed layer upon layer between the top of a column and a crossbeam.

As a permanent landmark in the inner part of Pudong New Area, the structure will adopt ecological sound technologies and energy-saving measures. These include the sun-shading design, exterior of the domestic pavilion is a buffer zone for heat or cold, as well as ecological landscaping on the roof could lower energy demands effectively.

During the Expo, the main structure will be used for an exhibition based on the theme of "Chinese wisdom in urban development" by explaining the values of harmony, nature and spirit. The domestic hall will provide provinces, municipalities, autonomous regions and other areas a platform to display their urban achievements, designers said.

1.3 Trade Relationship between China and Western countries On the economic side, the EU has become a major trading partner for China (it ranks second for Chinese imports, third for Chinese exports). The EU is also a major foreign investor in China.  In welcoming China as a new member of the WTO, the organization expands its membership by 1.2 billion people, that is to say by a quarter. It is the WTO’s greatest leap in the history of the organization. Congratulations are in first place due to China. This has been a long and arduous negotiation, one that took a full fifteen years to complete. In retrospect, the history of the last fifteen years of negociations has also been the history of China’s own reform process, its gradual opening-up, and its integration into the world economy. The phenomenal 7% compound average annual growth rates, which are expected to continue in the future, testify to the success of the government economic policies. People in China are on average four times as wealthy today as they were in 1978, when the open door policy was started. That is a unique achievement for a country of its size. So even if at times the WTO negociations have been difficult for Chinese and WTO negociators alike, today the organization can pride itself on the results achieved and rejoice in having made new friends in the process. 

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