China's theme for World Expo 2010 Shanghai is "a Better City, Better Life." The expo will reveal international thought on how to solve urbanization problems that exist in the cities around the globe from Washington, D.C. to Moscow to Beijing to Mexico City.
　"World Expo 2010 Shanghai will provide a peaceful platform for dialogue, with the goal of meeting the challenges posed by urbanization," said Zhou Hanmin, deputy director general of the bureau for World Expo 2010 Shanghai.
　One-hundred-twenty-eight countries are confirmed to participation in the Expo 2010 Shanghai. The ambassadors from Ghana and Honduras said they would try to accelerate the pace of confirmation from their countries.
　Jorge Skinner-Klee Arenales, the Guatemalan ambassador to the UN said, "World Expo 2010 Shanghai is good for all of us as we are part of the human family and live in a global village. We will work hand-in-hand and expect a successful Expo."
　Shanghai Vice Mayor Yang Xion said the Expo is an opportunity for China to display itself and enhance the cooperation between the countries and international organizations. He hoped that the participants could display different cultures and wisdoms in the Shanghai event and help create a sharing atmosphere in the tradition of world harmony.
　Sculptures created by nearly 200 artists from around the world including China, the United States, Chile, France, Italy, Spain, Canada and Belgium will be on display at the Expo. The sculptures exhibition will include 251 artist creations that represent the Expo theme.
　Artists are encouraged to send in their ideas for the designs. "The World Expo 2010 is a marvelous opportunity to display Chinese and foreign sculptures to the world," Wu Jiang, deputy director of the Shanghai Urban Planning Administrative Bureau, said.
　The city government has endorsed a blueprint of the layout of the sculptures in the 5.28-square-kilometer Expo site, between Nanpu and Lupu bridges in Shanghai. On the Pudong side of the Expo, a 10-meter-high elevated pedestrian passage will link most of the national pavilions. The sculptures will be used to decorate the elevated passageways. The government also plans to build a number of squares to display the sculptures.
　Most of the exhibited sculptures for the Expo will be selected by a panel of artist, but residents' comments will be valued officials said.
World Expo 2010 will include easy entry and exit visas for working staff and for cargo related to the Expo.
　China is also providing $100 million dollars of funding to help developing countries and international organizations design and construct meaningful pavilions for their countries.