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Shanghai to Speak on Disney Plans

Amid rumors of progress on a proposal to build a Walt Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Chinese city's mayor said a press conference will be held soon. ...full story at WSJ

from WSJ on Mon, Nov 02 2009

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