To speed up the economic growth and become an international metropolis ( a cosmopolis ) , shanghai is paying close attention to the global developments .
要加快经济增长,成为国际化大都市,上海必须关注全球发展动态。
In 2005 , winning the right to host the planet 's largest sporting event ( give or take the football world cup ) against competition from paris confirmed london as the ultimate global city , a cosmopolis whose culture and economy were defined by their openness to the world .