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Baotou

American  
[bou-toh] / ˈbaʊˈtoʊ /
Or Paotow

noun

  1. a city in Inner Mongolia, N China, on the Yellow River (Huang He).


Baotou British  
/ ˈbaʊˈtuː /

noun

  1. an industrial city in N China, in the central Inner Mongolia AR on the Yellow River. Pop: 1 367 000 (2005 est)

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Earlier this month, the PLA sent the destroyer Baotou and frigate Xuzhou about 50 miles northwest of Uotsuri Island, part of the disputed Senkaku Islands that are under Japanese control but claimed by China.

From Washington Times

A coal-burning power plant can be seen behind a factory in the city of Baotou, in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, October 31, 2010.

From Reuters

The storm caused havoc at airports in Inner Mongolia, with more than half of flights cancelled from the Baotou and Chifeng airports due to poor visibility, the South China Morning Post reported.

From The Guardian

On Thursday, medical authorities confirmed a different form of the disease as the cause of death of another person four days earlier, the Baotou city health commission said.

From Washington Times

On Thursday, authorities in Baotou city, which is adjacent to Bayan Nur city, reported that a patient with an “intestinal-type plague” died of circulatory system failure.

From Reuters