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Jiangsu

[ jyahng-sy ]

noun

, Pinyin.
  1. a maritime province in eastern China. 40,927 sq. mi. (106,001 sq. km). : Nanjing.


Jiangsu

/ ˈdʒjæŋˈsuː /

noun

  1. a province of E China, on the Yellow Sea: consists mostly of the marshy delta of the Yangtze River, with some of China's largest cities and most densely populated areas. Capital: Nanjing. Pop: 74 060 000 (2003 est). Area: 102 200 sq km (39 860 sq miles)
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Jiang Ping, a fashion design student from a rural town in Jiangsu province, made headlines in June when she came 12th in the qualifiers of an international maths contest run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

From BBC

This year, Jiang, a student at Jiangsu Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, outperformed other finalists from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions — including Peking University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Oxford.

From BBC

Chinese state media said Bebinca was expected to move north-west, causing heavy rain and high winds in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui provinces.

From BBC

Fearing for his and his family’s safety, prosecutors said, Victim 1 signed documents relinquishing his multimillion-dollar interest in a business, Jiangsu Sinorgchem Technology Co.

On a trip to Asia last fall, the California governor reached similar agreements with China, the provinces of Guangdong and Jiangsu, and the municipalities of Beijing and Shanghai.

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