Dalian
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Formerly Lüta. (Pinyin) Lüda,. an urban municipality in southern Liaoning province, in northeastern China, on the southern tip of the Liaodong peninsula: comprises the old cities of Dalian and Lüshun, and five adjacent counties. About 1,300 sq. mi. (3,367 sq. km).
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(Russian) Dalny. (Japanese) Dairen. an old city in outhern Liaoning province, in northeastern China: one of the finest harbors on the East Asian coast; now part of the urban area of Dalian.
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang was due Wednesday morning to deliver a closely watched speech at the WEF's "Annual Meeting of the New Champions", hosted this year in the northeastern port city of Dalian.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is up 0.5% at 816.5 yuan a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
The most-traded iron-ore contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange is 0.3% higher at 818.50 yuan a metric ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
In Dalian earlier this year, the police arrested 13 suspects, and seized more than 12,000 yellow-breasted buntings, a wild bird with the highest protection level in China.
From BBC ● Dec. 28, 2025
Over a traditional ten-course Chinese dinner at a local hotel, the mayor told me how far Dalian has come and just where he intends to take it.
From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman
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