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Nanjing
Nanjing (Nanking) City on the River Yangtze,
e China; capital of Jiangsu province. Founded in the 8th century
bc, it served as the capital of China at various times. The Treaty of Nanking (1842) ended the
Opium War and opened five Chinese ports to foreign trade. It was the seat of
Sun Yat-sen's provisional presidency in 1912. In 1937, during the
Sino-Japanese War, the city was captured by the Japanese, who massacred more than 100,000 of the population. Notable landmarks include the city-wall and the tombs of the Ming emperors. Industries: iron and steel, oil refining, chemicals. Pop. (2002 est.) 1,799,900.
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NANJING AIMS TO BECOME INTERNATIONALLY LEADING MANUFACTUR
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 7/28/2003; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Nanjing Aims to Become Internationally Leading Manufactur NANJING, Jul 28, 2003 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- At present, Nanjing City, capital of China's Jiangsu Province, is in face of two opportunities for its future development...
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Nanjing Chemical Fiber to relocate.(NEWSDESK: Relocation)
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 12/16/2007; 688 words
; Nanjing Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd. (SH: 600889) has announced...relocate its headquarters in Fujiachang, Qixia District, Nanjing city and all production facilities of its subsidiaries Nanjing Viscosefiber Co., Ltd. and Nanjing Jinling Paper...
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Nanjing home to four new pediatric hospitals.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 7/20/2009; 700+ words
; Nanjing home to four new pediatric hospitals Shanghai...pediatric hospitals have been set up in Nanjing, capital city of Jiangsu Province, the...2 Children's Hospital affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Tongren Children...
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NANJING URBAN CONSTRUCTION CONTROLS NANJING ZHONGBEI
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 7/28/2006; 357 words
; AsiaInfo Services 07-28-2006 Nanjing Urban Construction Controls Nanjing Zhongbei NANJING, Jul 28, 2006 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Nanjing Zhongbei (Group) Co., Ltd., a Shenzhen-listed company specializing in passenger transportation...
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Nanjing, SAIC at impasse on China-built Rovers.(Nanjing Automobile Group Company Ltd. and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.'s licensing agreement with MG Rover Group Ltd.)
Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe; 10/31/2005; ; 700+ words
; Byline: Alysha Webb Nanjing Automobile and Shanghai Automotive Industry...say. But the talks are bogged down. Nanjing expects China's central government...carmakers deny they are negotiating, but a Nanjing executive tacitly acknow-ledged the...
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Nanjing's plans for UK production are fading; Tooling removed from MG Rover plant, parties go quiet.(Nanjing Automobile Group Company Ltd.)
Magazine article from: Automotive News Europe; 2/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Tony Lewin Hopes that Chinese automaker Nanjing Automobile will restart UK auto production in 2007 are fading. Nanjing has removed production equipment from...assembly, the sources said. Separately, Nanjing is studying plans to shift tooling for...
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NANJING TO ATTRACT BID FOR 85 PROJECTS WORTH RMB 61.4BN
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 6/20/2003; 422 words
; 00-00-0000 Nanjing to Attract Bid for 85 Projects Worth RMB 61.4bn NANJING, Jun 20, 2003 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Nanjing City, capital of China's Jiangsu Province, will attract bid for 85 urban construction projects worth RMB 61...
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NANJING TO INVEST CNY 3.81 BN IN SIX 10,000-TON BERTHS
News Wire article from: AsiaInfo Services; 3/16/2004; 358 words
; AsiaInfo Services 03-16-2004 Nanjing to Invest CNY 3.81 bn in Six 10,000-ton Berths NANJING, Mar 16, 2004 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- Nanjing will invest CNY 3.81 billion in building six 10,000-ton berths within 2004 to 2010...
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Nanjing Medical to sell stake in technology company.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 9/19/2008; 663 words
; Nanjing Medical to sell stake in technology company Shanghai...September 19. INTERFAX-CHINA - Shanghai-listed Nanjing Medical Co. Ltd. will sell its 15 percent stake in technology company Nanjing Kaiteng Technology Co. Ltd. to focus on drug...
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Nanjing Project: Chinese Acrobatics, Australian New Circus and Hybrid Intercultural Performance
Magazine article from: Australasian Drama Studies; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...by a group of Chinese acrobats from the Nanjing Acrobatic Troupe. They taught Chinese circus...training workshops that became known as the Nanjing Project. Ives was a child participant in the Nanjing Project and, in Bucket of Love, the act...
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Nanjing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Nanjing or Nanking [southern capital], city...city in the region (after Shanghai), Nanjing is at the intersection of three major railroad...photographic equipment, and trucks. Nanjing has long been celebrated as a literary...
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Nanjing (Nanking), Rape of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
Nanjing (Nanking), Rape of After the outbreak...000 Japanese soldiers took control of Nanjing, after weeks of encirclement. An almost...received nothing but praise for the taking of Nanjing by Emperor Hirohito and the Japanese establishment...
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Nanjing, Treaty of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Nanjing, Treaty of (1842) The treaty between Britain and China that ended the First OPIUM WAR . The first UNEQUAL TREATY , it ceded...
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Jiangsu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sq km), E China, on the Yellow Sea. Nanjing is the capital. Land and Economy Jiangsu...busiest railway in China, the Shanghai-Nanjing line, make for excellent communications...administered directly by the central government. Nanjing has been developed into an industrial...
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Northern Expedition
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...government and established a new government at Nanjing. At the outset of the campaign in July...1927), Chiang formed a rival regime at Nanjing. Finally, in July, 1927, the Wuhan...1928, the two factions reunited at Nanjing under Chiang's leadership. The Kuomintang...
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