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Xuzhou

American  
[shy-joh] / ˈʃüˈdʒoʊ /
(Older Spelling) Süchow or Hsüchou

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in northern Jiangsu province, in eastern China.


Xuzhou British  
/ ˈʃuːˈdʒəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in N central China, in NW Jiangsu province: scene of a decisive battle (1949) in which the Communists defeated the Nationalists. Pop: 1 662 000 (2005 est)

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But to many observers, the Xuzhou case has exposed holes in both enforcement and how the crime is understood.

From New York Times Apr. 7, 2023

Videos circulating on U.S. social media showed Chinese armored personnel carriers in Xuzhou, 370 miles northwest of Shanghai, where protesters had gathered.

From Washington Times Nov. 29, 2022

Amid outrage over the condition of the woman in Xuzhou, they promised a trafficking crackdown by stepping up checks on local marriage licences.

From BBC Jun. 23, 2022

Xuzhou city in the eastern Jiangsu province, about 9 hour- drive from Shanghai, reported one locally transmitted asymptomatic carrier for Nov. 25 who was a close contact of a Shanghai infection.

From Reuters Nov. 26, 2021

A 2016 study out of China's Xuzhou Central Hospital noted the challenges of regular physical activity in older and more sedentary populations, but noted role of exercise in "memory improvement and brain plasticity."

From Salon Jul. 24, 2021

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