Expo: A lesson on the development curve

The World Expo, where world cities meet, opens in Shanghai today.

We have enough reason to feel proud of and inspired by our country's ability to host such a big global event less than two years after the success of the Beijing Olympic Games.

It is the realization of a dream described by a Shanghai resident in his novel a century ago. And it is befitting that it becomes a reality in that very city, the commercial hub and the largest metropolis in the country. It indeed is a milestone in China's economic development and social progress.