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Nevertheless, there is a lack\u00a0of experience regarding molecular network inferences and targeted interventions in combination with epidemiological information in areas with diverse epidemic strains of HIV-1.We collected 2,173 <jats:italic>pol<\/jats:italic> sequences covering 84% of the total newly diagnosed HIV-1 infections in Shenyang city, Northeast China, between 2016 and 2018. Molecular networks were constructed using the optimized genetic distance threshold for main subtypes obtained using sensitivity analysis of plausible threshold ranges. The transmission rates (TR) of each large cluster were assessed using Bayesian analyses. Molecular clusters with the characteristics of \u22655 newly diagnosed cases in 2018, high TR, injection drug users (IDUs), and transmitted drug resistance (TDR) were defined as priority clusters. Several HIV-1 subtypes were identified, with a predominance of CRF01_AE (71.0%, 1,542\/2,173), followed by CRF07_BC (18.1%, 393\/2,173), subtype B (4.5%, 97\/2,173), other subtypes (2.6%, 56\/2,173), and unique recombinant forms (3.9%, 85\/2,173). The overall optimal genetic distance thresholds for CRF01_AE and CRF07_BC were both 0.007 subs\/site. For subtype B, it was 0.013 subs\/site. 861 (42.4%) sequences of the top three subtypes formed 239 clusters (size: 2-77 sequences), including eight large clusters (size <jats:bold>\u2265<\/jats:bold>10 sequences). All the eight large clusters had higher TR (median TR = 52.4\/100 person-years) than that of the general HIV infections in Shenyang (10.9\/100 person-years). A total of ten clusters including 231 individuals were determined as priority clusters for targeted intervention, including eight large clusters (five clusters with\u22655 newly diagnosed cases in 2018, one cluster with IDUs, and two clusters with TDR (K103N, Q58E\/V179D), one cluster with\u22655 newly diagnosed cases in 2018, and one IDUs cluster. 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