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The Politics of Shanghai is structured in a dual party-government system like all other governing institutions in the mainland of the People's Republic of China (PRC). In the last few decades the city has produced many of the country's eventual senior leaders, including Jiang Zemin, Zhu Rongji, Wu Bangguo, and Huang Ju.
The Mayor of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government (上海市人民政府市长, abbreviated as Mayor of Shanghai 上海市市长) is the highest ranking executive official in Shanghai. Since Shanghai is a direct-controlled municipality of China, the mayor occupies the same level in the order of precedence as provincial governors. However, in the city's dual party-government governing system, the mayor has less power than the Communist Party of China Shanghai Municipal Committee Secretary (中国共产党上海市委员会书记, abbreviated as 中共上海市委书记), colloquially termed the "Shanghai CPC Party chief".
Before 1941, Shanghai had a split administration: the International Settlement (governed under the Shanghai Municipal Council), the French Concession, and the Chinese City. The Chinese city was invaded by the Japanese in 1937 and the foreign concessions were occupied by the Japanese in 1941. After the occupation, the foreign powers formally ceded the territory to the Nationalist Government in Chongqing (a move largely symbolic until the Japanese surrender since the Nationalists no longer controlled Shanghai).
Shanghai is the largest Chinese city by population and the largest city proper by population in the world. It is one of the four direct-controlled municipalities of China, with a population of more than 24 million as of 2014. It is a global financial center, and a transport hub with the world's busiest container port. Located in the Yangtze River Delta in East China, Shanghai sits on the south edge of the mouth of the Yangtze in the middle portion of the Chinese coast. The municipality borders the provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the north, south and west, and is bounded to the east by the East China Sea.
For centuries a major administrative, shipping, and trading town, Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to European recognition of its favorable port location and economic potential. The city was one of five forced open to foreign trade following the British victory over China in the First Opium War while the subsequent 1842 Treaty of Nanking and 1844 Treaty of Whampoa allowed the establishment of the Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession. The city then flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became the undisputed financial hub of the Asia Pacific in the 1930s. However, with the Communist Party takeover of the mainland in 1949, trade was reoriented to focus on socialist countries, and the city's global influence declined. In the 1990s, the economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense re-development of the city, aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city.
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.
Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter.
With the notable exceptions of the City of London Corporation and the Laugharne Corporation, the term has fallen out of favour in the United Kingdom, but the concept remains central to local government in the United Kingdom, as well as former British colonies such as India and Canada.
A city charter or town charter (generically, municipal charter) is a legal document establishing a municipality such as a city or town. The concept developed in Europe during the middle ages and is considered to be a municipal version of a constitution.
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WTISD 2010 ceremony: Speech by Mr. Yang Xiong, Vice Mayor of Shanghai Municipal Government, at the Ceremony of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2010. The purpose of World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) is to help raise awareness of the possibilities that the use of the Internet and other information and communication technologies (ICT) can bring to societies and economies, as well as of ways to bridge the digital divide. The theme of WTISD 2010 is: Better city, better life with ICTs. The global ceremony commemorating the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 2010 was held on 17 May during the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China.
Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews 《神韵》2015世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/ A stampede in Shanghai during the New Year's Eve celebration ended 36 lives on the the last day of 2014. The count of the injured also increased to 49 on 2 Jan. After the stampede, besides questioning whether the authorities concealed the casualties and censored news, all parties have kept questioning Shanghai government accountability, and even directly called for Han Zheng, the Party Secretary of Shanghai, to step down. The stampede in Shanghai's Bund area brought shock and grief to the new year, people spontaneously came to Chen Yi Square with flowers, and expressed their condolences to the victims. As th...
http://www.rockislandauction.com/viewitem/aid/63/lid/529 The Colt 1903 Pocket Hammerless was a very popular pistol for civilians - it was compact, comfortable, reliable, and exceptionally modern for its day. The initial production was all in .32ACP, but 5 years after it was introduced a variant in .380 caliber was introduced - the model 1908 Pocket Hammerless. By the end of World War II, more than 570,000 1903s and 138,000 1908s had been manufactured. More than a few corporate and government organizations adopted the Colt Pocket Hammerless, among them the Shanghai Municipal Police. This department was led at the time by an Englishman named William Fairbairn, who was an extremely influential developer of combat tactics. His work would prove to be a fundamental foundation for modern police...
Ninety-seven of the passengers on board a ship that sank in the Yangtze River on Monday night are from Shanghai, the Shanghai municipal government confirmed on Tuesday. The capsized ferry, called Dongfangzhixing, or Eastern Star, was carrying 458 people when it sank at 21:28 after being caught in a cyclone in central China's Hubei Province. Carrying 406 passengers, five travel agency workers and 47 crew members, the ship was heading from Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, to southwest China's Chongqing City. The passengers from Shanghai were on a trip booked with Xiehe Travel Agency, according to the Shanghai municipal government. The agency's office was empty on Tuesday morning and a notice on the door said that the personnel in charge had gone to Hubei to deal with th...
Recorded October 8, 2009. People's Square is a large public square adjacent to Nanjing Road in the Huangpu District of Shanghai, China. People's Square is the site of Shanghai's municipal government headquarter building, and is used as the standard reference point for measurement of distance in the Shanghai municipality. From http://timvp.com
Government officials from Shanghai, China visited Chicago to sign an agreement that provides for videos showcasing Chicago's economic and business advantages to be promoted throughout Shanghai. World Business Chicago signed the agreement, a memorandum of cross promotion, on behalf of the City of Chicago, and The Information Office of Shanghai Municipality and Shanghai Public Diplomacy Association signed on behalf of the Shanghai Municipal Government. The Chinese Consulate-General in Chicago will provide support for the program. The memorandum seeks to enhance the communication and coordination between Shanghai and Chicago. Under the agreement, each city will provide broadcast space to the other for promotional videos. WBC provided the Heart of America videos in English and Chinese, as wel...
Christie's expertise in visual solutions created the largest projection mapping in China on the eve of 2014. The whole projection was achieved by using 30 Christie® projectors. The live countdown was sponsored by the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, Shanghai Municipal Government and supported by the Shanghai Media Group. The total projection area covered more than 96,000 square feet (9,000 square meters), ranging from the side of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank to the site of the Countdown Party about 230 feet (70 meters) from the Customs House, which presented a splendid visual feast to audiences around the world.
The Shanghai municipal government is set to release detailed policies for the city's pilot free trade zone in the first half of next year. This is according to a press conference held by the State Council Information Office.
SHEN Xiaoming, Vice Mayor, Shanghai Municipal Government 2013 Global Alumni Conference in Shanghai June 21, 2013
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Mandarin/Eng/Nat A new city is being built within the city of Shanghai - in a bid to create a financial centre to rival Hong Kong, London and New York. Once known as the 'Pearl of the Orient', Shanghai had a vibrant economy in the 1920's and 30's. Now, with huge Chinese and foreign investment, it is booming again. Shanghai's famous riverfront - the Bund. The grand buildings along the Huangpo are testimony to Shanghai's grand colonial past. Now 40 years after the stagnation that followed communist rule, a new city is rising on the opposite shores. The glass and steel high rises will become a new financial district and free trade zone. Once a vast farmland, Pudong, meaning `East of the River', is the brainchild of the late leader Deng Xiao Ping whose economi...
Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews The Shanghai Stampede incident caused a great deal of media attention. More than 20 days after the incident, Shanghai authorities finally announced the results of their investigation. They blamed the stampede tragedy on Shanghai Huangpu District government. Many Huangpu District officials were dismissed, but no one in the Shanghai municipal government was held to account. Chinese media and netizens questioned how authorities could use low-level officials as the scapegoats. Unless it was used to shift responsibility away from senior leadership. According to China's official media reports, Shanghai Municipal Government held a press conference on Jan. 21. They released th...
Shanghai’s municipal government held a press conference Wednesday and announced investigation results. The report shows that five factors resulted in the deadly tragedy. It said inadequate evaluation against potential risks during the New Year countdown is one of the major causes. Meanwhile, the public were not well-informed of the change of location. And the public security department failed to make a timely decision after the sudden increase of people. Subscribe us on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVNEWSbeijing Download for IOS: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cctvnews-app/id922456579?l=zh&ls;=1&mt;=8 Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.imib.cctv Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cctvnewschina Twitter: https://twitter.com/CC...
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Link to order this clip: http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675052435_Chinese-officials_crowd-milling-around_barbed-wire-barricades_hand-rickshaw Historic Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD. British and Shanghai Municipal police marshal forces to maintain order during unrest in Shanghai Crowd mills around outside Shanghai North Railway Station. Chinese officials talk among themselves. Barbed wire barricades on street. Truck parked along road. Chinese officials around barricades. Indian troops lined up on road. Hand rickshaw passes. Sign on iron fence reads 'Boundary Road'. Children and people lined up. Chinese troops march on road. Location: Shanghai China. Date: 1931. Visit us at www.CriticalPast.com: 57,000+ broadcast-quality historic clips for immediate download. ...
In 2013, the Shanghai government announced the establishment of a "pilot free trade zone" (自由贸易试验区), a 29 square km area. The announced aims for the zone include opening up new sectors for investment and trade, loosening currency controls to facilitate internationalization of the yuan, and advancing China's global competitiveness. Xiao Lin, one of the architects of the zone, will discuss the progress made over the first year and prospects for the future. Xiao Lin is director of the Shanghai Development Research Center, a think tank serving the Shanghai municipal government. He earned his doctorate at Shanghai Jiaotong University and is an adjunct professor there and at several other universities. He heads the Shanghai Academy of Development and Reform. Prior to joining government servic...
"China is not all countryside, neither is all metropolis like Shanghai, this is balance." TEDxShanghai May 2016 theme: Balance Gu Jian Ping 顾建平 City's Tallest Building Master Planner Gu Jian Ping started his career in the General Office of Shanghai Municipal People's Government after graduation from college. He was appointed as the operating manager of Shanghai Chengtou Corporation as well as the General Manager of Shanghai Chengtou Real Estate Co.,Ltd. in 1992. He also explored both residential and commercial properties development with a total floor space up to one million square meters. Gu Jian Ping has been involved in the planning, launch and execution of the Shanghai Tower project ever since 2006. Shanghai Tower, located at the core of Pudong’s Lujiazui Finance and Trade Are...
Professor Changyong Huang is the vice president of Shanghai Theatre Academy, Dean of College of Creative Studies of Shanghai Theatre Academy, the Director of Metropolitan Cultural Audit Center (MCAC), professor, and Ph.D supervisor and also the professor and Ph.D supervisor of Tongji University, the deputy director commissioner in Higher education Art theory major teaching guidance committee of Ministry of Education, the syndic of Shanghai writers' Association and deputy Chief Planner of Shanghai Creative Industries Center. Prof. Huang is mainly engaged in the research on literature, cultural theories, cultural creative industries, and metropolitan culture. Prof. Huang has conducted numerous research projects of National Social Sciences Foundation, Shanghai Philosophy and Social Sciences P...
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http://www.weforum.org/ 06.09.2007 Plenary Session in Parallel The Outlook for China's Capital Markets China's capital markets rocketed up 183% in 2006, and this impressive growth has continued in 2007. Many suggest this heralds the start of a new golden age of capital markets as national heavyweights, such as ICBC and China Life, return to the domestic exchanges. Others, including government officials, have expressed their concern that public enthusiasm is creating a bubble. 1) What is the outlook for China's capital markets? Where are the greatest opportunities and risks? 2) What role do foreign investors play in the growth of China's capital markets? 3) How will China's stock exchanges continue to attract top companies to list domestically? What are the implications for foreign stoc...
The 50 Cent Party (Chinese: 五毛党 wǔmáo dǎng) are Internet commentators (Chinese: 网络评论员 wǎngluò pínglùn yuán) hired by the government of the People's Republic of China (both local and central) or the Communist Party to post comments favorable towards party policies in an attempt to shape and sway public opinion on various Internet message boards.[1][2] The commentators are said to be paid fifty cents of Renminbi for every post that either steers a discussion away from anti-party or sensitive content on domestic websites, bulletin board systems, and chatrooms,[3] or that advances the Communist party line In March 2005, the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China enacted a systematic censorship of Chinese college bulletin board systems. The popular "Little Lily" BBS, ran by Na...
India News:Today Salskhen was based on accident reports the accident on an expressway in East China. At least 10 people have died and 34 others are injured after a coach hit the back of a heavy-loaded truck on an expressway in East China's Anhui province Friday morning, the Hefei municipal government said.The 53-seater coach was en route from Shanghai to Yingshang county in Anhui when it hit the truck, which was loaded with bricks, on Hefei-Huainan Expressway at 3:45 am, according to an initial investigation by the Hefei authority. The coach's first five rows of seats were crushed and buried under fallen bricks from the truck.All the casualties were on the coach. Among the injured, three are in critical condition.Police said the coach was traveling illegally. Since last year, coaches ar...
Featuring: Mo Zhong, Want Wen Guang, the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Maoist dance troupes, Taoist temple music and tea-dance tango bands. Description: In the early 1980's, China was just emerging from the repressive Cultural Revolution which very nearly stamped out much Chinese classical and folk music - three thousand year-old traditions. Cautiously, musicians, singers, composers and conductors were re-emerging, returning from exile and beginning to revive some of the suppressed music, all under the vigilant gaze of suspicious government officials. Into this moment of regeneration came director Jeremy Marre on a quest to capture the true musical traditions of China. Constantly battling to avoid the dull 'official' musical ensembles he traveled to Shanghai, Beijing, and the Islamic, f...
http://www.weforum.org/ 06.09.2007 Even as traditional business hubs, such as Beijing and Shanghai, seek to further reinforce their leading positions, the central government has been actively promoting investment in second-tier cities to balance growth and highlight opportunities throughout the country. 1) Which cities are at the forefront to become China's next growth hubs? 2) What role do the new growth hubs play in China's ongoing development? Which sectors will be key to the development of such growth hubs? 3) What opportunities could these cities offer to international companies? Simultaneous interpretation in English, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and Russian Discussion Leaders Chen Baogen, Mayor of Xi'an, People's Republic of China Chen Lang, Chief Executive Officer, China Resource...
The second Shanghai Archaeology Forum was held in Shanghai University from the 14th through 17th of December 2015. Out of 93 nominations, a total of 21 projects were selected by the 2015 SAF Awards Program, 10 for Field Discovery Awards, and 11 for Research Award. Please visit shanghai-archaeology-forum.org