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Vivendi Universal's parks and resort unit on Tuesday laid off two dozen people hired to work on a theme park planned for Shanghai. They were the latest cutbacks in the Orlando-based design group, which has seen its ranks dwindle from 100 to less than half that number during the past five months. The layoffs follow reservations expressed by Universal's new corporate owners that leave the once-heralded China expansion in doubt, according to sources familiar with the project.
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