was an official partner of the Universiade. Here, one of its
Airbus A320s is painted in a livery that promotes the games. In preparation for the event, Shenzhen built numerous infrastructure objects, including several new lines of
Shenzhen Metro. The preparation cost was estimated to exceed 180 billion
RMB, including 75 billion RMB spent on new subway lines, 12 billion RMB on facelifting buildings and streets and 4.1 billion RMB spent on the 60,000-seat stadium. Also added were 200 of BYD's all-electric eBUS's and 300 of BYD's all-electric e6's (a 5-passenger sedan that serves well as an
eTaxi), making this new-energy fleet the largest of its kind in the world. After the conclusion of the event, the eBUSs and eTaxis continued serving as public transportation for Shenzhen City. On the down side, 80,000 residents were evicted from the city for reasons such as lack of regular employment because they were deemed a 'threat' to the Universiade. The move was highly controversial and sparked a debate on the legality of the policy. Residents of apartment buildings close to the stadium were ordered to leave their houses for five hours but to leave the lights on. 15,000 paramilitary police from other cities were deployed in Shenzhen, in addition to Shenzhen's own 5,000-strong force.
Shenzhen Airport was ordered closed during the opening ceremony, affecting up to 290 flights. According to the head of Shenzhen's Communist Party division, Wang Rong, all this was done to prevent the embarrassment of China in front of the world, as many foreigners were to be present in the city during the Games. ==Mascot==