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Liaoyang

American  
[lyou-yahng] / ˈljaʊˈjɑŋ /

noun

  1. Pinyin, Wade-Giles. a city in central Liaoning province, in NE China.


Liaoyang British  
/ ˈljaʊˈjæŋ /

noun

  1. a city in NE China, in S Manchuria, in Liaoning province: a regional capital in the early dynasties. Pop: 752 000 (2005 est)

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In 2002, tens of thousands of workers in the city of Liaoyang rallied to demand the removal of corrupt officials who’d closed their factories.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2022

They eventually bowed to many of the protesters’ demands, even jailing the corrupt officials in Liaoyang, leading protests to gradually disperse.

From New York Times Nov. 30, 2022

One of the officials is Zheng Weihong, a former head of banking and insurance regulator in Liaoyang city.

From Reuters Sep. 1, 2022

On Sep. 24, twenty-three people in Liaoyang, an hour south of Shenyang, were hospitalized with gas poisoning after power cuts at a steel casting company.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 2, 2021

There will be an Austerlitz every day—a Liaoyang every day.

From Red Fleece by Comfort, Will Levington

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