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Kaohsiung

American  
[gau-shyoong] / ˈgaʊˈʃjʊŋ /
(Pinyin) Gaoxiong

noun

Wade-Giles.
  1. a seaport on southwestern Taiwan.


Kaohsiung British  
/ ˈkaʊˈʃjʊŋ /

noun

  1. Japanese name: Takao. a port in SW Taiwan, on the South China Sea: the chief port of the island. Pop: 1 506 000 (2005 est)

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They simulate a blockade of key Taiwanese ports including Keelung in the north and Kaohsiung in the south, according to a Chinese military spokesperson and state media.

From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025

Shi Ming-teh was born on Jan. 15, 1941 in Kaohsiung, a port city in southern Taiwan.

From New York Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

Liu and six other officers were charged in January by the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office's Kaohsiung branch.

From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2023

Amid rising military tensions with China, Taiwan unveiled its first homegrown submarine on Sept. 28 in the southern port city of Kaohsiung.

From Reuters ● Oct. 16, 2023

Taiwan’s fire department reported 190 injuries, most of them in cities along the west coast, including Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2023

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