Zhong Yanqun, standing deputy director of the World Expo 2010 Shanghai Executive Committee, shakes hands with Lu Xiangdong, member of the Party Committee and vice president of China Mobile Communications Corporation

Officials attend the signing ceremony

China Telecommunications Corporation and China Mobile Communications Corporation signed agreements with the Bureau of Shanghai World Expo Coordination this afternoon to become official partners of the World Expo 2010, following the Forum 2006 -- Expo 2010 Shanghai China.

Officials from the bureau and the two Chinese companies attended the signing ceremony.

The partners will dedicate themselves to assisting the Expo's success by following the theme "Better City, Better Life," and by offering their professional technological support.