Expo mission accomplished for USA Pavilion

SHANGHAI - The USA Pavilion has achieved its goal of public diplomacy in China with the Expo serving as an unparalleled platform to communicate with the vast public of the country, the United States commissioner-general to the Expo said.

But the eagle-shaped structure, for which the world's largest economy scrambled together $61 million from corporate funding for construction and operation, is unlikely to remain on its original site in the Expo Garden, according to Jose Villarreal.

"The Expo authority is mandating that all the Expo Garden be removed, except for a few permanent structures such as the China Pavilion," Villarreal said in an interview with China Daily, adding that the regulation and rules have yet to be finalized by Expo authorities.