Yangtze

British

/ ˈjæŋktsɪ, ˈjæŋtsɪ /

noun

Also: Yangtze Kiang. Chang Jiang. Chang. the longest river in China, rising in SE Qinghai province and flowing east to the East China Sea near Shanghai: a major commercial waterway in one of the most densely populated areas of the world. The Three Gorges dam near Yichang, the world's biggest hydroelectric and flood-control project, was begun in 1994 and the dam was completed in 2003, with filling taking several years thereafter. Length: 5528 km (3434 miles)

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Xiao first encountered the fossil about five years ago when a collaborator sent him a photo of a specimen uncovered along the Yangtze River in China.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

Analysts at Jefferies warn bulls on Sandisk have “no idea” what market share Chinese competitor Yangtze Memory Technologies has as it ramps up output.

From Barron's • Jan. 7, 2026

ZPMC’s crane-building empire is based on Changxing Island in an estuary of the Yangtze River.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

They focused on the Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta, two areas that are home to several megacities and key industrial zones.

From Science Daily • Oct. 23, 2025

Some or all of these centers may actually comprise several nearby centers where food production arose more or less independently, such as North China’s Yellow River valley and South China’s Yangtze River valley.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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