Future Objectives

Since the city was liberated from under the KMT rule in 1949 and particularly after the country adopted the policy of reform and opening to the outside world 20 years, Shanghai a metropolis in the East has undergone historic and dramatic changes. Its development in the past decades has not only enhanced the city's strength, but also laid a solid foundation for its pursuing of the status of a world economic centre in the coming 21th century. Facing the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century, Shanghai has already mapped out its long-term strategic programme for social and economic development. By 2010, Shanghai shall initially become one of the economic, financial and trade centres in the world and Pudong shall initially become a world market-oriented, multi-functional and modern new area of the top international class and emerge as a new and key international economic city.