Meaning of Dairen | Babel Free

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Synonym of Dalian: the Japanese-derived name.

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“That treaty gave into the possession of the victorious Japanese, subject to agreement with China, the Kwantung Territory and the southern portion of the Manchurian Railway, from Changchun to Dairen and Port Arthur, and all the property pertaining thereto, including extensive, partially developed mines.”

“Negotiating with Stalin was like dealing with an octopus. At Yalta it had been agreed that Dairen in China would be an open port that the Chinese could use. And now they were trying- it'd be under the control of the Chinese, that the Russians could use is what I intended to say. And, it was now an approach, by Stalin, that would have given him complete possession of that part of Manchuria. And that, I wasn't in favor of doing.[...]Dairen would be administered by the Chinese, as a Chinese port, but it would be a free port that everybody could use including the Russians.”

“The reported population in 1953 was 126,000 for Port Arthur and 766,400 for Dairen.”

“Post quake priorities also affected water, road, and air cargoes. Hsin-kang, one of China's largest ports, was put out of operation, forcing diversion of ships to Dairen, Tsingtao, and Shanghai, creating some congestion. By late August, however, ships were moving in and out of Hsin-kang port.”

“Sun, 46, a test pilot stationed in Dairen on the mainland, flew his MiG-21 jet fighter to an air base near Seoul on Aug. 7.”

“In 1939, he worked for the Manchuria Daily News, an English-language newspaper in Dairen, China.”

“Aug 22, 1945 Russian airborne landings at Port Arthur and Dairen”

“In early 1931 it planned to cooperate with Zhang Xueliang in order to construct a new transportation and telecommunications system that threatened to undermine the dominant position of the Japanese-controlled Southern Manchurian Railroad, and develop its own port at Hulutao as a competitor with Dairen.”

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