Meaning of Ying-k'ou | Babel Free

Definitions

Noun. [B2]

Examples

“Chang Kia-ngau learns that Soviet troops have⟳ confiscated all documents belonging to the Kuomintang (KMT) party branch headquarters in Ch’ang-ch’un and have⟳ terminated that unit's activities. Soviet officials then complain⟳ to the ROC delegation that anti-Soviet activities flourish throughout Manchuria’s large cities. Meanwhile, with U.S. assistance, Nationalist troops plan⟳ to land⟳ at Ying-k'ou.”

“For the Japanese, continued Russian control⟳ of Ying-k’ou was not simply a legal matter⟳. Since Ying-k’ou was the major port of entry for Japanese goods into Manchuria, the Russian occupation threatened to undermine Japanese commercial interests.”

“The Russians had promised to withdraw⟳ in three stages. One stage⟳ had been completed, and the railway between Shan-hai-kwan and Ying-k’ou (Newchang) had been returned, but all this meant was that the Russians had moved their troops from Liao-hsi, a region where they had few interests, to their major base⟳ at Liaotung.”

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