Meaning of Shantou | Babel Free

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A prefecture-level city of Guangdong, China.

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“A typical example was that of Shantou Special District in Kwangtung where in “full implementation” of party policies all the cadres from the brigades had been sent to the “front line of production” to lead the masses in spring planting and a total labour force of 2.42 million for the whole district, representing 81 per cent of its rural labour force, was mobilized for the purpose.”

“A fire at a lingerie factory killed 14 people in Shantou, a city in the southeastern Chinese province of Guangdong, on Tuesday, official news media said.”

“Shantou, which is more than 800 km (500 miles) from Wuhan city in central China, had also said earlier it would suspend the operation of buses, taxis and ferries from 2 p.m. on Sunday.”

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