YRD noun1 •Initialism of Yangtze River Delta: a region eastern China, bordering the East China Sea; An area on the east coast of China, containing Shanghai, Nanjing (“Nanking”), Suzhou (“Soochow”), Hangzhou (“Hangchow”).The total value of foreign trade in the YRD region fell sharply to US$150.4 billion in the first quarter of 2009 from US$251.1 billion in the third quarter of 2008, a drop of 66.9%. — 2010
