On December, 2002, China won the bid to hosting Expo 2010.This is the first General Exhibition　hosted by a developing country; However, China has a long-standing relationship with World　Expo. Chinese people have participated in World Expo since its first presence. After wining its liberation, the 　People’s Republic of China has taken part in 12 world expositions. Chinese　exhibits won many prizes in previous world expositions. The Yisheng Wine was awarded with the　gold medal at Expo 1906 Milan Italy; many others like the embroidery of the Portrait of Jesus,　Gold Prize Brandy , and Mao-Tai Chiew were among the highlights at the Panama-Pacific　International Exposition—San Francisco 1915.

　　2002年12月31日，中国成功申办2010年世博会，这是第一次在发展中国家举办的综合类世博会。但中国与世博会的渊源可长呢，从第一届世博会起，就有中国人参展。建国后，中国也参加了12届世博会。并且中国的展品在历届世博会上获得过很多奖项，比如在首届世博会上，来自中国上海的商人徐荣村，就凭其自己的“荣记湖丝”获金、银大奖;“颐生酒”在1906年意大利米兰世博会上获金奖，还有《耶稣像》刺绣、金奖白兰地和著名的茅台酒等都在1915年旧金山巴拿马世博会上傲视群雄。

　　China has taken an active part in the work of BIE since it joined the BIE on May 3, 1993. In　December 2003 ,Mr. Wu Jianmin, the Chinese ambassador to France at that time, was elected as　the Chairperson of BIE, and succeeded himself to the second consecutive term. It’s the first　time in BIE history that an Asian occupied such an important position.