Beijing

(Older Spelling) Pe·king
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[bey-jing]

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.

Beijing

/ 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)

Beijing

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.

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.

Example Sentences

Before the talks, Beijing rolled out broad restrictions on exports of processed rare-earth minerals and lithium-ion batteries—critical components in everything from smartphones to submarines.

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But Beijing then surprised the US by reportedly telling local firms not to buy from chips from America.

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But the arrival in the UK of many young pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, following Beijing's clampdown, has heightened the concerns.

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State Department and European governments cast doubt on Beijing’s denials by following the money and supply-chain trails from Chinese manufacturers to Russian drone makers.

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Radio Free Asia has long infuriated Beijing, which accuses it of "false news."

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