Noyan Rona’s unceasing devotion to Shanghai’s development

The number of foreigners in Shanghai has been on the rise. According to statistics, the number of foreign residents in Shanghai ranks first in China. Their number in Shanghai has increased from 45,300 in 2000 to 169,000 in 2017. Noyang noticed that foreigners used to live in a concentrated area, but nowadays, Shanghai has foreigners residing in all districts. “In this sense, Shanghai is one step closer to an international metropolis.” When it comes to the management of international communities, Noyan voices some advice based on his community work experience. Shanghai offers a comfortable environment and standardized services for foreign residents, but improvement is still necessary in education, medical care, and housekeeping services.

Noyan likes to find fault with the imperfect aspects in the city and has even submitted a lot of suggestions to the authorities. In the meantime, he has witnessed significant changes in Shanghai’s hardware and software construction. What he most appreciates is Shanghai’s public security, convenience, and the efficient and diversified services. Back in 1991, when he first visited Shanghai, he could hardly adapt himself to the city and even felt disappointed, “Although Shanghai was already a big city with a strong industrial basis, it was not as prosperous as Beijing.” So during his stay in Shanghai, he always wanted to return to Beijing. But later, he gradually integrated into Shanghai's society, environment and lifestyle. For him, Shanghai is now better than Beijing. He has been amazed by Shanghai’s rapid development and changes, especially after Pudong was developed.