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Weihai

[wey-hahy]

noun

Wade-Giles, Pinyin.
  1. a seaport in NE Shandong province, in E China: district leased to Great Britain 1898–1930. 285 sq. mi. (738 sq. km).



Weihai

/ ˈweɪˈhaɪ /

noun

  1. Also called: Weihaiweia port in NE China, in NE Shandong on the Yellow Sea: leased to Britain as a naval base (1898–1930). Pop: 966 000 (2005 est)

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Among the targets is a Chinese company, Weihai Yamar Outdoors Product Co, accused of manufacturing inflatable boats being advertised for people-smuggling.

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Yee's dominance extended to the World Triathlon Series with victories in Cagliari and Weihai helping him claim the first world title of his career after a succession of near-misses in recent years.

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"Everything is out of stock," said Pardus branding director Li Weihai.

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Then a different team using data from the Weihai Observatory in China found that Betelgeuse’s temperature had plummeted during the Great Dimming by at least 170 kelvins, and the researchers attributed the plunge not to a dust cloud but rather to a very large, relatively cool dark spot they concluded must have briefly formed on the star’s surface.

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Prosecutors say You stole the trade secrets to establish a BPA-free coating company in China, and her Chinese partner, Weihai Jinhong Group, received millions of dollars in Chinese government grants to back the new company.

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