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1994 Former Shanghai mayor Jiang Zemin becomes president of China. Metro line 1 opens,
as does the Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong, symbol of the new city.
1998 The Jinmao Tower opens in Pudong.
1999 Pudong International Airport opens, and the city's elevated highway system is finished.
2001 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is founded. Shanghai hosts the 9th APEC Summit.
2002 Shanghai hosts the first Tennis Masters Cup in China.
2003 Hu Jintao succeeds Jiang Zemin as president of China.
2004 Shanghai hosts the first Formula One Grand Prix in China. The high-speed Maglev rail
line opens.
2008 The World Financial Centre building opens in Pudong.
2010 Shanghai holds the largest World Expo in the fair's history.
2011 The Shanghai metro becomes the longest in the world, totalling around 420km (260
miles), with more lines under construction. A high-speed rail line opens (ahead of schedule)
linking Shanghai and Beijing in less than five hours.
2014 The Shanghai Tower is completed, becoming the second-tallest building in the world, at
632m (2,073ft). It forms a trio of super-skyscrapers standing side-by-side in Pudong.
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