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	AT-291003.htm
		Shanghai's spectacular success is owed in a large measure to years of work by Mayor Xu Kuangdi, a cosmopolitan engineer and professor who upgraded the city's infrastructure from the 19th to the 21st century.
		Jiang Sixian, vice mayor of Shanghai, secretary of Pudong's Party Committee and the top official in charge of Pudong, is proud to name the "four centers" that should constitute the framework of an "extroversive, multi-functional and modern city": Lujiazui Finance and Trade Area, Jinqiao Export Processing Area, Waigaoquiao Bonded Area and Zhangjiang High-Tech Garden.
		The 1920s Shanghai - with its brothels the size of factories, opium dens as common as teahouses, hordes of spies and subversive types and battalions of stunning Russians fleeing the Bolsheviks - is being replayed in a new set with a new cast.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /News/2003/AT-291003.htm

	TIMEasia.com China: The New Guard 10/25/99
		As mayor of Shanghai, Xu occupies a charmed seat--several predecessors went on to greater things in the capital.
		With his hands on the party's personnel dossiers, he is effectively the President's hatchet man. Zeng's star is closely tied to Jiang--he became deputy party secretary in Shanghai when Jiang was mayor and followed his patron to Beijing in 1989.
		The leadership compound inside Zhongnanhai is a world of factions--conservatives, reformers, princelings with long pedigrees, the Shanghai clique--and of personal feuds, old debts and older memories.
	www.time.com /time/asia/magazine/99/1025/china.next.html (1763 words)

	CNN.com - Hu performs without song and dance - Oct. 29, 2003
		They say in the event Shanghai party secretary Chen Liangyu had to take political responsibility for the series of corruption and real-estate scandals in the East China metropolis, Hu would favor Jiangsu party boss Li Yuanchao taking Chen's place.
		This was evident from Hu's recent effort to resuscitate the political fortune of CYL affiliate Meng Xuenong, the Beijing mayor who was fired last April for failing to tackle the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak.
		It is understood that Hu is quietly lobbying for Beijing Mayor Wang Qishan to be promoted party chief of the capital.
	cnn.com /2003/WORLD/asiapcf/east/10/27/willy.column (1039 words)

	The Epoch Times Anything for Power: The Real Story of China’s Jiang Zemin - Chapter 4
		It was surprising that, as mayor of Shanghai, the first thing Jiang did upon returning to his office was to make a phone call to the Secretary of the Party Committee of Shanghai Jiaotong University, He Yousheng.
		Jiang Zemin’s receiving a position in Shanghai in 1985 was the result of strong endorsement from Chen Guodong, the Party Committee Secretary of Shanghai Municipality, and Shanghai’s Mayor, Wang Daohan.
		The news spread to Shanghai, which led to an expansion of the movement: students from Shanghai Tongji University and Shanghai Jiaotong University took to the streets in succession in response, calling for democracy, freedom, equality, and the abolition of autocratic dictatorship.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-7-12/30233.html (5682 words)

	Cork City Council > Our Services: Corporate Affairs: International Relations
		The San Francisco/Cork sister city relationship was formed in May 1984 and the visit to Cork of Mayor Feinstein and a party of 200 San Franciscans in July 1985 was one of the highlights of the Cork 800 year.
		Sean Martin, Lord Mayor of Cork, and Mr.
		This was the culmination of two years preparation by the two city authorities from the initial invitation by Shanghai, supported by diplomatic services of the respective countries.
	www.corkcity.ie /ourservices/corporateaffairs/international.shtml (5682 words)

	Online NewsHour: President Jiang -- October 27, 1997
		Three years later he was named mayor of Shanghai.
		The plane landed in Shanghai and suddenly he was met by a delegation of party leaders, including Jiang, taken off.
		Jiang was born in 1926 in Yangzhou City, North of Shanghai.
	www.pbs.org /newshour/bb/asia/july-dec97/prc_10-27.html (2700 words)

	Shanghai: The showplace of China
		Both Chinese President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji served as mayor and Communist Party secretary in Shanghai.
		Shanghai is the key to unlocking the hinterland, allowing it to share in the two decades of growth enjoyed by the country's coastal provinces.
		In Shanghai, Pudong's skyscrapers stare westward at the elegant, old stone banks and trading houses that line the Bund, the waterfront promenade that helped give the city its reputation as the ''Paris of the East'' in the 1920s and '30s.
	www.cincinnati.com /travel/stories/shanghai.html (1037 words)

	Huang Ju
		Huang became mayor of Shanghai in 1991 and then city's Party chief in 1994, which he served until October 2002.
		With very close relations with his patron Jiang Zemin, he is considered a member of the "Shanghai clique".
		Born in Jiashan, Zhejiang Province, Huang graduated in electrical engineering from Qinghua University.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/Huang-Ju.htm (226 words)

	China Travel
		Shanghai Mayor Chen Liangyu hailed his city's successful bid to host the World Expo 2010 after the International Bureau of Exhibitions (BIE) revealed final voting results at its 132nd general assembly here on Tuesday.
		The number of expressway tunnels going under the Huangpu River in the booming metropolis of Shanghai in east China is expected to top 20 by the year 2010, making the city the world leader in number of underwater tunnels.
		Shanghai, the largest city in China, will train its first batch of certified senior tea culture performers over the upcoming three years in a bid to promote tea culture development.
	www.chinainfotravel.com /china_travel.htm (15456 words)

	abc7news.com: Shanghai Surprise
		Shanghai, in particular, is rapidly becoming the economic capital of Asia.
		Carl White, Peking Handicrafts: "The big cities like Shanghai and Shengzhen and others have a lot of people who are affluent now.
		The ties between San Francisco and shanghai actually date back to 1979 when then-mayor Dianne Feinstein sealed the deal for the two to become sister cities.
	abclocal.go.com /kgo/news/assignment7/112702_assign7_china_part_two.html (15456 words)

	Shanghai Metropolis Property Consultants Co Ltd - Re-location services
		Shanghai Vice Mayor Jiangsixian praised the decision to host the event in Shanghai, saying the conference provides an excellent opportunity for China’s entrepreneurs to become more integrated into the global economy.
		SIEMENS AG, Germany’s largest engineering company, announced yesterday in Shanghai it would invest 1 billion euros (US$1.19 billion) in China to penetrate in to the fast-growing market for industrials including telecommunication, power, medical equipment and transportation.
		Shanghai is the most promising city in the world, Steven Forbes said yesterday while explaining his decision to hold the 2003 Forbes Global CEO conference in the city.
	www.metropolis-sh.com /metropolis006-special-point-of-interest.htm (15456 words)

	Datum: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 22:00:34 GMT
		Shanghai Mayor Xu Kuangdi met with Holbrooke and his entourage here this evening and briefed the guests on Shanghai's achievements in reform and opening-up and the conditions of economic development in recent years.
		Shanghai, 19th March: Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke, representative of the United States to the United Nations, arrived in Shanghai this morning, starting a four-day visit to China.
		NPC deputy Zeng Decheng pointed out that the consistent stand of the United States is to give no support to Taiwan independence, and in the several Sino-US joint communiqu\és, the US side has recognized that there is only one China and that Taiwan is a part of the Chinese territory.
	www.phil-fak.uni-duesseldorf.de /oasien/china/service/bbc/000320.htm (10752 words)

	Sinosoc - Bringing Chinese Soccer to the World
		The Victorian State Team return from their China tour unbeaten, with victories over Nanjing Yoyo and Shanghai Shenhua, and a draw with Tianjin Teda in the Mayor's Cup return leg.
		After convincing victories over Turkey, Ukraine and Panama, China lose 3-2 to Germany at The Willem II Stadium in Tilburg and exit the World Youth Championship at the last sixteen stage.
		Sunday's friendly rematch between 2002 World Cup Group C opponents China and Costa Rica at Helong Stadium in Changsha finished in a 2-2 draw.
	www.sinosoc.com (10752 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Two universities merge in Shanghai
		Mayor Han Zheng said the merging is a great exploration effort for implementing cooperation between the Ministry of Education and Shanghai Municipality to enhance the overall competition capability of universities in Shanghai.
		Shanghai Jiaotong University and Shanghai Second Medical University merged on Monday, forming a the new Jiaotong University of Shanghai, according to sources with the new university.
		Zhou Ji said that after merging, the two universities are sure to make full play of their comprehensive advantages.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200507/19/eng20050719_196888.html (10752 words)

	Rubber Magazine - Motorcycle GP Signs 7-Year Deal With Shanghai
		Present at today's prestigious ceremony were the Vice-Mayor of Shanghai - Yang Xiao Du, the General Manager of SIC - Mao Xiao Han, the Chairman of the Chinese Motorsports Federation - Shi Tian Shu, and the CEO of Dorna Sports - Carmelo Ezpeleta.
		In Shanghai earlier today, the official signing ceremony for the Grand Prix of China took place between the television and commericial rights holders for the FIM MotoGP World Championship, Dorna Sports, and the Shanghai International Circuit (SIC).
		The agreement also confirmed next season's first visit of the MotoGP World Championship to China, which will take place at the SIC on May 1st 2005.
	www.rubbermag.com /news/041206_7n.html (10752 words)

	The Official Formula 1 Website
		During the visit he and Button met with a number of high-level politicians and businessmen, including the Vice Mayor of Shanghai, the British Consulate General and members of the British Chamber of Commerce, as well as potential commercial partners.
		“The Shanghai circuit looks like it will be a good medium-speed track when it is finished and there appear to be a lot of overtaking opportunities,” commented Button.
		Moving on from Shanghai to Beijing, Button took part in a photoshoot with the BAR 005 and Guan Qi, otherwise known as Miss China 2003.
	www.formula1.com /news/968.html (10752 words)

	Shanghai Daily 上海日报 -- English Window to China News
		THOUSANDS of people lined up to bid farewell to Wang Daohan, the Chinese mainland's top envoy on Taiwan affairs and a former Shanghai mayor, at the city's Longhua Funeral Home yesterday.
		SHANGHAI is expected to replace Singapore as the world's largest port this year, shipping 443 million tons of cargo, up from last year's 379 million tons, Shanghai Port Administration Bureau said yesterday.
		SHANGHAI'S Metro Line 4 will start trial operations tomorrow even though the entire ring system is still unfinished, the Shanghai Metro Operation Co said yesterday.
	www.shanghaidaily.com /cat/-1/F.htm (212 words)

	Shanghai - Hong Kong International Liver Congress 2006
		The Mayor of Shanghai at that time, Mr.
		In 1986, authorized by the Science and Technology Committee of China (now known as Ministry of Science and Technology), the first Shanghai International Symposium on Liver Cancer and Hepatitis was organized by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai and convened in Shanghai Science Hall on 15-17 January.
		The first and sixth president of International Association for the Study of Liver (IASL), Professor Hans Popper and Professor Kunio Okuda, as well as European renowned hepatitis scholar Professor Frederich Deinhardt have participated as Co-chairmen.
	www.livercongress.org /en/about/general.htm (368 words)

	Pressure grows on Keating to stand for lord mayor - smh.com.au
		Moves are being made to push former prime minister Paul Keating as the next lord mayor of Sydney.
		They want Sydney to enjoy an international profile like London, Paris, New York and Shanghai, and believe that the visionary Keating is the man for the job.
		He would succeed Frank Sartor, the city's longest-serving lord mayor, who has joined the Labor Party to enter State Parliament via the southern Sydney seat of Rockdale.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/12/28/1040511217540.html (323 words)

	Bob Hertzberg - Change For LA
		Dec. 7, 2004 - Gregory J. Wilcox reports in the Daily News that in a move that will save Los Angeles companies millions of dollars annually, Mayor James Hahn on Monday signed three ordinances that will slash businesses' taxes by 15 percent over the next five years and bring flexibility to the city's taxation system.
		Dec. 7, 2004 - Rick Orlov reports in the Daily News that City Councilman Jack Weiss called Monday for a review of Los Angeles policies on the use of cell phones by city workers after a report that two employees ran up bills of $7,000 for personal calls and weren't fired.
		Wang found employment in a Los Angeles garment factory after coming to the United States from Shanghai in 2001.
	Changela.com (323 words)

	Report on the 7th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL 2004): 13 - 17 December 2004, Shanghai, China
		The organizers benefited from the support of the Shanghai Municipal Government, Vice-Mayor Junqi Yan, and President Shenwu Xie of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, who served as Chair of the Steering Committee.
		The Shanghai Society for Library Science and the Committee for Academic Libraries of Shanghai served as co-organizers of the conference.
		ICADL 2004 was held in Shanghai, China, and was organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Shanghai Library.
	www.dlib.org /dlib/january05/chen/01chen.html (1007 words)

	Jiang Zemin - China - Troy Cory Show 1988
		During the Shanghai TV Festival In October 1988, as a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and as the Mayor of Shanghai, Jiang Zemin played host to the Shanghai Television Film Festival.
		However, he chose Shanghai Jiaotong University after all, a prestigious university of engineering in China, with electrical engineering as his major.
		of the State Import and Export Administration and the State Foreign Investment Administration, Vice-Minister and Minister of Electronics Industry, Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, and member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.
	www.smart90.com /jiangzemin (1166 words)

	[E] - World's Mayors Sign Global Warming Mitigation Plan (Reporting by Roddy Scheer)
		Those who signed on, including the mayors of London, Rio de Janeiro, Tehran, Capetown, Seattle, Sydney and Shanghai, to name a few, have committed their cities to adopt at least three new policies involving economic incentives or legislation relating to mitigating global warming.
		"Increasingly, the world will look at mayors to become the stewards of the environment since the vast majority of the pollution comes from cities."
		The agreement spells out 21 specific actions mayors can take to make their cities greener.
	www.emagazine.com /view?2573&src=QSA131 (1166 words)

	Luncheon_Flyer.doc
		Han Zheng was elected mayor of Shanghai in February 2003.
		Mayor Han’s visit to Chicago is a significant demonstration of the importance of the relationship between Chicago and Shanghai.
		Address and Luncheon Fairmont Hotel International Ballroom, 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL Following Mayor Richard M. Daley’s trip to Shanghai in October 2004 to inaugurate the Chicago-Shanghai Dialogue, Mayor Han Zheng will be in Chicago with a civic, business, and academic delegation for the return visit and continuation of the Dialogue.
	www.usccc.org /Luncheon_Flyer.doc (1108 words)

	World Business Chicago Web Proof
		The hugely successful April 5, 2005 visit of Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng and a large delegation of leading Shanghainese, participating in the second round of the Chicago-Shanghai Dialogue, showed the Chinese desire to go into the future hand-in-hand with us.
		When former President Jiang Zemin visited Chicago a couple years ago, he said he didn't recognize the city because it had changed so much since his previous visit as Mayor of Shanghai in the late 1980s -- just before Shanghai began its dramatic transformation.
		The exchange of visits by the Mayors of Shanghai and Chicago — Mayor Daley led a business delegation there last October — was to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sister City relations.
	www.worldbusinesschicago.com /email.April.htm (1391 words)

	Han Zheng
		Han then served as secretary of the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Shanghai Committee, governor of Shanghai Luwan District, deputy secretary-general of Shanghai Municipality and director of Shanghai Development Planning Commission until February 1998, when he became a member of the standing committee of the CPC Shanghai committee and Vice Mayor of Shanghai.
		Han was elected Vice Secretary of the CPC Shanghai Committee in May 2002 and became Executive Vice Mayor in October the same year.
		He was elected a member of the CPC Central Committee on the 16th National Congress of the CPC in November 2002 and was elected Mayor of Shanghai in February 2003.
	www.shanghai.gov.cn /shanghai/node8059/OfficeofMayor/node8535/index.html (201 words)

	ChinaLink
		A delegation of nine led by the Lord Mayor of Liverpool Eddie Clein Was invited by the Mayor of Shanghai Xu Kuangdi to visit Shanghai between 19th March to 23rd March.
		The Lord Mayor of Liverpool Eddie Clein presented a Everton football kit to Mayor of Shanghai Xu Kuangdi.
		The delegation was warmly welcome by the city government of Shanghai and Shanghai people.
	www.chinalink.org.uk /March_2001_sistercity2.html (201 words)

	Greater London Authority - Press Release
		Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London today (Wednesday 5th November 2003) met with Mr Han Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai at City Hall in London. Mayor Han Zheng is in the UK as a guest of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
		Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London today (Wednesday 5th November 2003) met with Mr Han Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai at City Hall in London.
		Shanghai is the financial capital of China and one of the world’s most dynamic cities.
	www.london.gov.uk /view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=2085 (239 words)

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