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(2002 est. pop. 7.1 million). Although it did not become the capital of China until the establishment of the Mongol Yuan dynasty (1279–1368), Beijing has long been a politically important northern city. Situated in Hebei Province on the northern...

Beijing (Chinese: 北京; pinyin: Běijīng; Wade-Giles: Peiching or Pei-ching; IPA: [peɪ˨˩ tɕɪŋ˥˥]; Chinese Postal Map Romanization: Peking; literally "Northern capital"; pronunciation (help·info)), a metropolis in northern China, is the...

At 9 o’clock, on Tuesday morning, placards seemed to float above and weave through West Side traffic. On first glance, they appeared to advertise next year’s Olympics. On closer inspection, passersby could see that the linked rings were really handcuffs, and that the words Beijing...

If Taiwan is to participate in the 2008 Olympic torch relay, it will be on Beijing's terms.Beijing Olympic organizers, embarrassed two months ago when Taiwan backed out of participating in the relay because of a dispute over the route, gave no hint Saturday they would...

China's food safety monitor promised Tuesday to investigate a report that more than half of the water coolers in Beijing use counterfeit branded water.The water is either tap water or purified water from small suppliers put into the water jugs and sealed with bogus quality...

Two years to the day before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games begin, organizers are heralding a smooth construction program but still showing concerns about potential traffic and pollution problems. Issues of corruption and complaints about restrictions on the media are...