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Austria’s “Dapper” Joe Farren ran chorus lines in this city during an era where the rich patronized the Art Deco Paramount nightclub on Bubbling Well Road. This city was where the “January Storm” that purged the Four Olds (20[1])took place and names a 1972 Communique where the Nixon (20[1])administration “acknowledged” claims on (20[1])Taiwan. The (*) Pǔdōng New Area (10[6])in this city (10[6])benefited from the creation (10[2])of a Special Economic Zone in 1993 and lies across the river from The Bund. (10[1])The opening of the Yángshān Port in 2005 helped (10[1])this city become the busiest container (10[1])port (10[1])in the world. It’s not Shēnzhèn, but in 1990, Dèng Xiǎopíng re-opened a stock exchange in this city. (10[1])For 10 points, name this financial capital of China. (10[4])■END■ (10[9])

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