Baise
English
Alternative forms
- (from Wade-Giles) Pai-se
Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 百色 (Bǎisè).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baɪ.si/, /baɪ.sə/
Proper noun
Baise
- A prefecture-level city in Guangxi, China.
- [1969, Chen, King C., Vietnam and China, 1938-1954, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 78-83684, OCLC 1004476754, OL 4752916M, page 94:
- After having made contact with General Chennault and the OSS, Ho left for Kwangsi to visit the Dong Minh Hoi. This time he went to Paise instead of Liuchow because Liuchow had fallen into Japanese hands on November 11, 1944.]
- 2022 February 9, “Why has a Chinese city's lockdown sent aluminium prices surging?”, in France 24, archived from the original on 09 February 2022:
- Why did the outbreak in Baise spark fears around the world about the key metal?
Where is Baise?
Located near the border with Vietnam, Baise is nicknamed the "aluminium capital of southern China".
Home to around 3.5 million people, Baise is a hub for aluminium mining and production.
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