On December 8th of 2008, Secretary YU Zhengsheng of the Shanghai Municipal Committee and Mayor HAN Zheng made a visit to MOST, discussing how to support the 2010 World Expo through science and technology. Minister WAN Gang, Vice Minister LI Xueyong and Vice Minister DU Zhanyuan met with the Shanghai delegation and reported on the latest progress and future priorities of S&T Action Plan for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. Taking the Action Plan as a major task in the coming two years, the two sides were committed to accelerate scientific research and application of innovation achievements to ensure the success of the World Expo.