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China's tallest building opens

China's tallest building, the World Financial Centre, has opened in Shanghai, 15 years after building began on the structure.

Minoru Mori explains to the BBC's Quentin Sommerville why it took so many years to build the 101-storey tower, ranked among the top six tallest buildings in the world.

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