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Shanghai’s Pilot Free Trade Zone is seen in this Nov. 11, 2013 photo. KATSUJI NAKAZAWA, Nikkei senior staff writer December 18, 2015 18:00 JST | China

TOKYO -- Ai Baojun, Shanghai's 55-year-old vice mayor, was placed under investigation for disciplinary violations and dismissed in November, sending shock waves through political, bureaucratic and business circles in China's financial and economic center.

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