Is there enough time before the Expo to change people’s image of China and Shanghai?
J: No, I don’t think so, I mean, these kinds of images and perceptions simply do not change overnight. But obviously the Expo 2010 does present an enormous opportunity to bring people to China. Obviously there is going to be a large number of foreign visitors as well. But I think there are going to be more of the commercial rather than tourist type of visitor, in which case, the commercial visitor is already probably thinking about China and taking a hard look at doing businesses with China, even if they are not already doing it. A：Speaking of character and personality in terms of the Shanghai Expo, what would the people of Shanghai need to do to improve the image? J: OK, well I actually have been in several taxies in Shanghai recently and I haven’t found any drivers spitting. So whatever the mandate was in Beijing, in respect of taxi driver behaviors, it seems to be working in Shanghai as well. So, I do think though that seriously if you have something like the Expo 2010, it does beco
