Guangdong

American

[gwahng-dawng] / ˈgwɑŋˈdɔŋ /

(Older Spelling) Kwangtung

noun

Pinyin.

a province in southeastern China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Canton.

Guangdong British

/ ˈɡwæŋˈdʊŋ /

noun

a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys; traditionally also including Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop: 79 540 000 (2003 est). Area: 197 100 sq km (76 100 sq miles)

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He described Guangdong as "fertile ground" for development, pledging to bring more digital services to the region and make its factories even more efficient.

From BBC

China's authorities have shared far fewer legal case details in recent years, but the cases we found ranged the length of China - from Jilin province in the north, to Guangdong in the far south.

From BBC

Those that set their sights lower included major manufacturing powerhouses Guangdong and Zhejiang.

From The Wall Street Journal

He worked 12 hours a night in a huge parcel sorting centre in Guangdong, with a 30-minute break each shift and four days off per month.

From Barron's

"Oxygen evolution is one of the biggest barriers to efficient hydrogen production," said corresponding author Yanlin Qin of the Guangdong University of Technology.

From Science Daily

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