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"Some people think that African countries did not get the point of Expo because they came to sell things. However, the African exhibitors told me that they are not coming to make money - they are here to display their products. Doing business is also a way to show African countries' commercial development and credit."

Chen Jintian

head of the management department at African Joint Pavilion on African exhibitors' aspirations at Expo 2010 Shanghai.

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"An English-speaking taxi driver, in half English and half dialect, asked me if I was tired, what year I was in university and if I liked Lady Gaga. I think the conversation reflects the fact that the entire city is immersing itself in the Expo atmosphere. Expo is changing China. It is changing Shanghai too."

Hu Xinyu

a college student studying in the United States on his experience of returning to Shanghai.

(China Daily 08/13/2010)