Chongqing

American  

[chawng-ching] / ˈtʃɔŋˈtʃɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Chungking

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in southeastern Sichuan province, in southern central China, on the Chang Jiang: provisional capital of China 1937–46.

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Chongqing British  

/ ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. Former name: Pahsien. 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)

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Chongqing Cultural  

1. City in south-central China on the Yangtze River; commercial center for western China, commanding a large river trade.

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Chongqing

He had navigated more than a decade of factional warfare, including close ties to Bo Xilai, the disgraced former Chongqing party boss.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

The new route is particularly important to rural parts of Sichuan, Chongqing and Yunnan, among others, which are less well-connected than more prosperous regions in eastern China.

From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026

"You have this dream you've been thinking about for many years, and when it finally comes true... I was so happy," Zhang, 39, told AFP at his company's headquarters in Chongqing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Jiang became the party chief of a neighboring city in 2022 and became vice mayor of the inland megacity of Chongqing the next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The plan is for power lines to funnel this green energy to the megacities of Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Chongqing.

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

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