Jon Huntsman, U.S. Ambassador to China attended the opening ceremony of the U.S. pavilion for World Expo 2010 on May 1. He told China.org.cn that he started to love China since his first visit to China in 1984.

He said he witnessed the rapid urban development in Shanghai and was confident that the Expo would be a prime opportunity for Shanghai's further growth as both a financial and a cultural center.

3. China.org.cn: For the Shanghai Expo 2010, the US came late to decide to participate in this Expo. We heard that was because of the lack of fund so we’d like to know about the inside story about this?