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，中國成功申辦2010年世博會，這是第一次在發展中國家舉辦的綜合類世博會。但中國與世博會的淵源可長呢，從第一屆世博會起，就有中國人參展。建國后，中國也參加了12屆世博會。并且中國的展品在歷屆世博會上獲得過很多獎項，比如在首屆世博會上，來自中國上海的商人徐榮村，就憑其自己的“榮記湖絲”獲金、銀大獎;“頤生酒”在1906年意大利米蘭世博會上獲金獎，還有《耶穌像》刺繡、金獎白蘭地和著名的茅臺酒等都在1915年舊金山巴拿馬世博會上傲視群雄。

　　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.