Over the next few weeks we're going to be hearing a lot about Shanghai. Expo 2010 -- this year's version of the venerable World's Fair -- has just opened in China's biggest city. Two years ago Beijing used the Olympics to showcase China's achievements to the world; now it's Shanghai's turn. So get ready to absorb an economy-sized dose of superlatives: The world's second-busiest port. The largest stock market on the mainland. Double-digit growth since 1992. The Paris of the East.
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