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Chongqing
[ chawng-ching ]
noun
, Pinyin.
- a city in southeastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46.
Chongqing
/ ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ /
noun
- a river port in SW China, capital of Chongqing municipality (traditionally in Sichuan province) at the confluence of the Yangtze and Jialing rivers: site of a city since the 3rd millennium bc ; wartime capital of China (1938–45); major trade centre for W China. Pop: 4 975 000 (2005 est) Former namePahsien
Chongqing
- City in south-central China on the Yangtze River ; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.
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Perhaps the most egregious scandal was the downfall of former Politburo member and Chongqing party boss Bo Xilai.
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But in Chongqing and for the former police boss, there was nowhere to turn.
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Mr Heywood was found dead in a room at the Lucky Holiday Hotel in Bo's city, Chongqing, last November.
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That episode triggered a scandal that led to the purge of the Chongqing party secretary Bo Xilai.
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Such revelations, if true, would destroy both Chongqing men.
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