Qingdao is a prefecture-level city in the eastern Shandong Province of China. Located on China's Yellow Sea coast,Qingdao was founded in 1891 to support coastal defence fortifications. In 1897,the city was ceded to Germany. For the Germans Qingdao (Tsingtau) was a strategic trade center,port and base for its East Asia Squadron,allowing the German navy to project dominance in the Pacific. In 1914,following the outbreak of World War I,Japan occupied the city and the surrounding province during the Siege of Tsingtao. In 1915,China agreed to recognize Japan's special position in the territory through what became known as the Twenty-One Demands. In 1918,the Chinese government,under the control of the warlord Duan Qirui,secretly agreed to Japanese terms in exchange for a loan. Following the First World War,during the Paris Peace Conference,Japan secured agreements with the Allied powers to recognize its claim to the areas in Shandong,which included Qingdao,previously occupied by Germany. In 1922,Shandong reverted to Chinese control following the United States' mediation during the Washington Naval Conference. Today,Qingdao is a major nodal city of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) that connects Continental and East Asia with Europe. It has the highest GDP of any city in the province.
Qualcomm Incorporated is an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Diego,California,and incorporated in Delaware. It creates semiconductors,software and services related to wireless technology. It owns patents critical to the 5G,4G,CDMA2000,TD-SCDMA and WCDMA mobile communications standards.
The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games,the 13th Summer Paralympic Games,took place in Beijing,China from September 6 to 17,2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics,equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was first time the new Paralympic logo featured in the Summer Paralympics since its rebranding after the 2004 Summer Paralympics.
Beihang University is a public university in Haidian,Beijing,China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The university is part of Project 211,Project 985,and the Double First-Class Construction.
Mount Lao,or Laoshan,is a mountain located near the East China Sea on the southeastern coastline of the Shandong Peninsula in China. The mountain is culturally significant due to its long affiliation with Taoism and is often regarded as one of the "cradles of Taoism". It is the highest coastal mountain in China and the second highest mountain in Shandong,with the highest peak (Jufeng) reaching 1,132.7 metres (3,716 ft). The mountain lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) to the northeast of the downtown area of the city of Qingdao and is protected by the Qingdao Laoshan National Park that covers an area of 446 square kilometers.
Qingdao University of Science and Technology is a university located in Qingdao,China,colloquially known as Qingkeda (青科大). Having evolved from a college specializing in the chemical industry,it is now a comprehensive,multi-disciplinary university offering academic degrees in Science,Technology,Humanities,Business,Management,Medicine,Law and Arts.
Bank of Communications is a Chinese multinational banking and financial services corporation. It was originally established in 1908 and was one of a handful of domestic Chinese banks that issued banknotes in modern history. Following the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949,the mainland operation of that bank were merged into the People's Bank of China and People's Construction Bank of China under the Communist single-tier banking system,while its continuation in Taiwan eventually became part of Mega International Commercial Bank.
In justifying opening up and the series of economic reforms that ensued in China,Deng Xiaoping referred to Karl Marx and his theories,which predicted that nations need to undergo urbanization and a stage of capitalism for a natural socialist transition. One of the most renowned reforms under Deng was establishing four special economic zones (SEZ) along the Southeastern coast of China,with Shenzhen,Shantou,and Zhuhai located in Guangdong province and Xiamen located in Fujian province. The four aforementioned special economic zones were all established from 1980 to 1981. As of 2024,there have been 3 additional special economic zones. In 1988,Hainan became the fifth SEZ. In 1990,Pudong district in Shanghai became the sixth "SEZ". In 2009,Binhai district in Tianjin became the seventh SEZ. Special economic zones in mainland China are granted more market-oriented economic policies and flexible governmental measures by the government of China.
Hisense Group Co.,Ltd. is a Chinese multinational major appliance and electronics manufacturer headquartered in Qingdao,Shandong province. Televisions are the main products of Hisense,and it is the largest TV manufacturer in China by market share since 2004 and was the world's fourth-largest TV manufacturer by market share in the first half of 2023 and the second-largest by number of units shipped in 2022. Hisense is also an original equipment manufacturer (OEM),so some of its products are sold to other companies and carry brand names not related to Hisense.
MediaTek Inc.,sometimes informally abbreviated as MTK,is a Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company that designs and manufactures a range of semiconductor products,providing chips for wireless communications,high-definition television,handheld mobile devices like smartphones and tablet computers,navigation systems,consumer multimedia products and digital subscriber line services as well as optical disc drives.
Jiang Hong is a Chinese former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
The torch relay for the 2008 Summer Paralympic Games was held between August 28 and September 6 in eleven cities,and also included the tomb of Yellow Emperor.
iFlytek,styled as iFLYTEK,is a partially state-owned Chinese information technology company established in 1999. It creates voice recognition software and 10+ voice-based internet/mobile products covering education,communication,music,intelligent toys industries. State-owned enterprise China Mobile is the company's largest shareholder. The company is listed in the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and it is backed by several state-owned investment funds.
Coolpad Group Limited is a Chinese telecommunications equipment company headquartered in Shenzhen,Guangdong. It is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as SEHK: 2369. It is a large smartphone company ZTE in China and the largest Chinese domestic by sales outside of China. Since acquired by Jia Yueting,it was part of LeEco Group,but not under the group mainland's parent company Leshi Holding.
TOSHIBA 2013 Chinese FA Cup is the 15th edition of Chinese FA Cup. The match of first round was kicked off on 31 March 2013,and finished on 7 December 2013.
Leadcore Technology is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company that provides system-on-chip solutions for smartphones and tablets,specializing in the TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE network standards used in China and in other countries.
Qingdao No. 1 International School of Shandong Province is a private international school in Qingdao,China. Located in Qingdao High-Tech Industrial Park,it is overseen by Qingdao Local Bureau of Education and provides education for Chinese children with foreign passports. Approximately 200 students attend classes from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade. QISS is an ACAMIS member school and accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Board (WASC). The School is located in Laoshan district Qingdao,China.
Jiang Bin is a Chinese billionaire entrepreneur,who co-founded acoustic components company GoerTek with his wife Hu Shuangmei. He is the chairman of GoerTek. Jiang also served as a delegate to the 14th National People's Congress.
BOE Technology Group Co.,Ltd.,or Jingdongfang,is a Chinese electronic components producer founded in April 1993. Its core businesses are interface devices,smart IoT systems and smart medicine and engineering integration. BOE is one of the world's largest manufacturers of LCD,OLEDs and flexible displays. It is also one of the world's largest manufacturers of semiconductor products for telecommunications.
