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Qingdao

British  
/ ˈtʃɪŋˈdaʊ /

noun

  1. a port in E China, in E Shandong province on Jiazhou Bay, developed as a naval base and fort in 1891. Shandong university (1926). Pop: 2 431 000 (2005 est)

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China and Russia concluded a weeklong joint naval exercises in waters off the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao last week.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The teenager, who had just completed his college entrance examinations, tells the BBC that he had been hesitant to go to Qingdao University - his top choice - because of its dormitories.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

The ship’s owner, Qingdao Tangfeng Ocean Fishery, declined to respond to questions.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 7, 2023

"We must return to the basis set by Deng Xiaoping, otherwise the economy won’t be good as overseas investors don’t have confidence," said Yi Xianrong, an economist at Qingdao University and former government adviser.

From Reuters Sep. 21, 2023

For the new study, Wang's team looked for viruses in bacterial strains collected and isolated by a team led by marine virologist Yu-Zhong Zhang, Ph.D, also at the Ocean University of China, in Qingdao.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2023

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