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     Beijing ready to 'forcefully' stop Taiwan independence: China's defense chief

     Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun warned Sunday his military is ready to 'forcefully' stop Taiwan independence but called for greater exchanges with the United States.

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     ANDREW NEIL: Just when the West has never been in greater need of American leadership... that sound you can hear from Moscow and Beijing is the clinking of glasses as the U.S ...

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     Wearing my tweed suit in Beijing I didn’t just look and feel Irish, I was the very incarnation of the nation

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2. www.britannica.com › place › BeijingBeijing | Province, City, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica

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   16 hours ago · Beijing, city, province-level shi (municipality), and capital of the People’s Republic of China. The city has been an integral part of China’s history over the past eight centuries. Redolent with historical, cultural, and political significance, it is one of the world’s great cities.

   • The residents of Beijing speak a dialect of Mandarin Chinese that forms the basis of Modern Standard Chinese (Guoyu), or putonghua (“common languag...
   • The Forbidden City is an imperial palace complex at the heart of Beijing, designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1987 in recognition of its imp...
   • The former name of Beijing is Beiping (Pei-p’ing; “Northern Peace”). The third Ming emperor gave it the new name of Beijing (“Northern Capital”) du...
   • Beijing has been the capital of China since the early 15th century, except for a brief period during the 20th.
   • Beijing hosted the Summer Olympics for the first time in 2008.

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4. facts.net › world › cities38 Facts about BEIJING (PEKING) - Facts.net

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   4 days ago · Beijing, also known as Peking, is a vibrant and populous city that stands as the capital of the People’s Republic of China. With a rich history dating back over 3,000 years, Beijing has been at the center of political, cultural, and economic developments in China.

5. chinatoday.com › city › beijingBeijing, Beijing Information, China City Information-Beijing

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   6 days ago · Beijing, China's national capital, is situated at the north edge of the North China Plain. Not far to its northwest is the vast Inner Mongolian Plateau and a hundred kilometers to the east is the Bohai Sea. Beijng is also flanked by the crawling Taihang Mountains to its west and the alluvial plain by the rivers of Yongding and Chaobai to its south.

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   1 day ago · Latest China news, opinions and analysis, covering Xi Jinping, Beijing's relations with Taiwan and China's tensions with the US.

7. www.nytimes.com › 2024/05/28 › businessBusiness-First Hong Kong Now Comes With a Catch: Beijing ...

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   5 days ago · May 28, 2024. 阅读简体中文版 閱讀繁體中文版. Doing business in Hong Kong increasingly comes with a new risk: the political cost of upsetting Beijing. Chinese clients recently dropped ...

8. www.reuters.com › world › us-defense-chief-refocusesUS defence chief shifts focus to China risks; Beijing bristles

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   17 hours ago · The speech took aim at Beijing's actions in the region, including the South China Sea, without naming China for the most part. In response, Chinese Lieutenant General Jing Jianfeng said the U.S ...

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   3 days ago · IMF first deputy managing director Gita Gopinath urged Beijing on Wednesday to consider allowing more flexibility on its exchange rate, saying this “would reduce deflation risks and help absorb ...