What they say
China DailyLinda Painan, chairwoman of The Expatriate Center Having lived here for 25 years, I have witnessed Shanghai grow from strength to strength, becoming more and more developed, both in terms of physical infrastructure and soft skills. Physical infrastructure is always the easiest to copy and build, but the speed at which Shanghai has developed in terms of services and its conduciveness of living has greatly surpassed most other international cities, too. I would use words such as "fast-paced", "exciting", "open", "welcoming" and "international" to describe it. Also, Shanghai is hungry to embrace other best practices by consistently holding dialogues with local expats to understand their needs, from religion to work to living in this city, and then refining policies based on those opinions.