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Published 11/04/2009 by St. Petersburg Times

China agrees to let Disney build Shanghai theme park

New York Times

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

LOS ANGELES — After a decadelong courtship, the Walt Disney Co. has won approval from the central government of China to build a Disneyland-style theme park in Shanghai, Roger A. Iger, Disney's chief executive, said Tuesday.

The agreement for a Shanghai Disneyland was announced late Tuesday....

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