World Celebrities Talk About Expo (Thirty-Six)

Feng Fuzhen: born in 1947.

In 1994, he became the first female director of the Hongkong Department of health.

In November 8, 2006, he was elected director general of WHO and became the first Chinese to hold the post in 58 years.

2010

China's first participation in World Expo is more than a hundred years ago.

Therefore, in 2010, World Expo was held in Shanghai. It is another hundred years' dream of the Chinese people after the Olympic Games.

And becoming the first developing country to host World Expo is the pride of all Chinese people.

World Expo has provided China with a rare opportunity to display Chinese culture.

With China's growing national strength and rising international influence, it is more and more important for the outside world to have a better and more comprehensive understanding of Chinese culture, the values of the Chinese people, and the direction and policy orientation of China's development.

I believe Shanghai World Expo will play a unique role in this regard.

World Expo, Shanghai, should also become a platform for equal exchanges between different countries and civilizations.

The world is pluralistic.

Every country and every nation has its pride and pride in its history and culture.

Only when countries learn from each other and learn from each other, can the world be more harmonious and better.

This is particularly necessary in the accelerated process of globalization.

In the half year period, 70 million people from more than 200 countries and international organizations will gather in World Expo, Shanghai.

This will be an unprecedented global event.

The exhibition team will not only bring products and technology, but also have advanced ideas and different views on things.

This exchange of ideas is far more important than the exchange of commodities.

The theme of World Expo in Shanghai is "Better City, better life".

This coincides well with the theme of "city and health" on World Health Day 2010.

Urbanization is an important part of the modernization process.

It plays an important role in promoting economic development, but it also brings many adverse consequences to people's lives and health.

How to make urban life healthier and better is indeed a question that every city dweller, especially every city designer and manager, should always think about.

I sincerely hope that Shanghai and World Expo can promote the world's thinking on this issue and play a role in publicizing and popularizing the most effective advanced ideas and best practices.

The WHO will take an active part in the related activities, and is willing to introduce the concept of healthy life to the Chinese people and all visitors through the platform of World Expo.