Beijing

American  

[bey-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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If the current trend continues, the magnesium that American industry depends on could disappear from world markets by 2030 without Beijing imposing a single sanction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Trump in May visited Xi Jinping in Beijing, and the Chinese leader is expected in Washington next month for a follow-up summit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

Elsewhere at the event in Beijing, a robot performed Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'Siuuu' celebration on the football pitch and droids took part in synchronised marching at its opening ceremony.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Wang would later be joined by Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun in talks with Indonesia on "political security and defence cooperation and international and regional situations", according to Beijing.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Keeth had led the US men’s saber team to a silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and was arguably the best US male saber fencer of all time.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad