Local time September 4, accompanied by the honorable Yu Qingtai, China's Ambassador to Tanzania, a delegation led by Yang Xiong, Member of Shanghai 2010 World Expo National Organizing Committee, Executive Deputy Director of the Executive Committee, and Vice Mayor of Shanghai, visited the honorable David Mathayo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Markets of the United Republic of Tanzania in Dresden-Salem, Capital of Tanzania, in which both sides discussed deeply about relative issues concerning the participation of Tanzania in the Expo Shanghai.

China and Tanzania have a long and deep good relationship, and Tanzania is the first African country visited by the Shanghai Expo Delegation.

On September 5, Mr. Yang Xiong, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, also visited the United Nations' Habitation Commission headquartered in Nairobi. The UN's Habitation Commission is a leading institution appointed by the United Nations for participation in the Expo 2010 Shanghai. In the meeting both sides agreed to cooperate extensively in three areas regarding participation of the United Nations, the urban practice district of Expo Shanghai and the High Level Forum.

Local time September 5, Mr. Yang Xiong, Vice Mayor of Shanghai, met with Mr. S.S. Boit, Executive Secretary of the Municipal Government of the Kenya Republic in Nairobi, Capital of Kenya. Vice Mayor Yang says that Chinese government pays great attention to participation of developing countries in the Expo Shanghai and has earmarked a US$100 million fund to assist the participation by developing countries. China and Kenya has a long and deep good relationship, and it is wished that Kenya can confirm its participation in the Expo earlier. Executive Secretary Boit says that Kenya government has basically completed the preparation work for confirming its participation, that within this year the Kenya Expo Working Group will be formed by Kenya Local Government Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and International Trade Development Commission, and that it will confirm its participation to China via formal diplomatic channel. He further says that Kenya exhibited excellently in the Expo Hanover and Expo Aichi and it is believed that the Kenya Hall will attract a lot of visitors in the Expo Shanghai.