Eight to Watch: The Issues that Will Shape the World in 2010

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The World Expo in Shanghai will showcase China to the world.

Less than two years after the Beijing Olympics, China's Communist Party is putting on another gigantic spectacle: the World Expo in Shanghai. The aim of Expo 2010 is to showcase China -- both to the outside world and to its own citizens -- not only as an economic superpower, but also as a social model for the future. Some 70 million visitors are expected and the show will be to be larger and showier than any expo in the past.

The motto of Expo 2010 is "Better City -- Better Life." China wants to present itself as a pioneer of environmentally friendly urban development, sustainability and innovation. Construction work in the city has been going on for months, not only on the exhibition grounds but also to revive the city's infrastructure. The metro network is being expanded and the city's famous waterfront, the Bund, is being renovated. The Communist Party is spending the equivalent of $45 billion on the expo, despite the economic crisis. Hence 2010 could be the year in which the global balance of power shifts even further in the direction of Asia.

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• Part 1: The Issues that Will Shape the World in 2010
• Part 2: One Sudan or Two?
• Part 3: An End to Iraq's Maliki Era?
• Part 4: An Attack on Iranian Nuclear Facilities?
• Part 5: Can an African Team Win the 2010 World Cup?
• Part 6: Climate Hopes in Bonn
• Part 7: A Reduction in Subsidies for Europe's Farmers?
• Part 8: A Generation Change for the Middle East
• Part 9: Show of Strength in Shanghai