The second is to promote cooperation in the construction of Shanghai international financial center.

二是合作推进上海国际金融中心建设。

youdao

Do you share the sentiment held by many that Shanghai can become an international financial center?

您同意上海会成为国际金融中心的观点么？

youdao

With the World Expo, I hope Shanghai will continue to be a leading city in China and an international economic, financial, trade and shipping center.

通过世博会，我希望上海能够在可见的未来实现并保持她作为中国一流城市和国际金融中心、航运中心的地位。

youdao

But it is making sure that if Shanghai is going to catch up as an international financial center, it will have to work a little harder to make up for lost time.

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The proposed international board was first announced in 2009 as part of initiatives to internationalize the renminbi and make Shanghai a global financial center.

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