Beijing

American  

[bay-jing] / ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /

(Older Spelling) Peking

noun

Pinyin.

1. a city in and the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the northeastern part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China.

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Beijing British  

/ ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /

noun

1. Former English name: Peking. the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the northeast in Beijing municipality (traditionally in Hebei province); the country's second largest city: dates back to the 12th century _bc ; consists of two central walled cities, the Outer City (containing the commercial quarter) and the Inner City, which contains the Imperial City, within which is the Purple or Forbidden City; many universities. Pop: 10 849 000 (2005 est)

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Beijing Cultural  

1. Capital of the People's Republic of China, located in the northeast region of the country. It is the second-largest city of China (after Shanghai) and the political, cultural, financial, educational, and transportation center of the country. The West knew it for many years as Peking.

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Site of Tiananmen Square, where communist leaders suppressed a democratic protest in June 1989.

The Forbidden City, within the inner or Tatar City, was the residence of the emperor of China.

In 1949, the Chinese communists declared Beijing the capital of the People's Republic of China.

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After his triumph in Beijing, which ensured he would win at least one title for the 21st year in a row, Djokovic's season has rather fizzled out.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

He was also involved in the huge and sometimes violent democracy rallies in 2019, which prompted Beijing to impose the national security law on Hong Kong the following year.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Beijing has come under pressure from major trading partners to let the yuan strengthen rapidly in a bid to help rebalance trade surpluses by making Chinese exports less competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

Against that geopolitical backdrop, Beijing has “every reason to take its time” on evaluating the deal, the Counterpoint analysts said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Shin started to look for work when he arrived in Chengdu, a destination he had picked randomly at the bus station in Beijing.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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