Shantou
Americannoun
noun
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In 2007, he took a job teaching journalism at China’s Shantou University.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
The typhoon is expected to make landfall on the border between the Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Fujian, near the city of Shantou, on Tuesday morning and weaken further, China's weather forecast centre said.
From Reuters • Sep. 4, 2023
The 800-employee company in Shantou, near Hong Kong, has taken part in the Canton fair since 2016, said its sales manager, Vicky Yu.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 19, 2020
The southern city of Shantou announced on Sunday that it was stopping cars, ships and people from entering the city, in a policy that echoed ones in Wuhan.
From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2020
Last month, a delegation from the Vatican traveled to China and met Bishop Peter Zhuang Jianjian, 88, who presides over the church in Shantou in the southern province of Guangdong.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018
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