Hong Kong asserts identity to Beijing's dismay
February 09, 2012
| AP
The argument began over the seemingly minor offense of eating on the subway, which is banned in Hong Kong. A local commuter was outraged that a girl in a tour group from mainland...
China imports slump, raising demand concerns
February 09, 2012
| Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's trade in January fell the most since the depths of the financial crisis, raising concerns Lunar New Year factory shutdowns do not fully explain a...
China skirting African corruption in direct aid
February 09, 2012
| AP
China last month sent a senior official to symbolically hand over the keys to a nine-story twin tower to house Uganda's president and prime minister, a gift from Beijing. The...
China swats away trouble before Xi's U. S. trip
February 09, 2012
| Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - China swatted away friction over Syria on Thursday to lay out an optimistic view of ties with the United States in the next decade when Vice President Xi...
China: Syria veto won't hurt cooperation with US
February 08, 2012
| AP
China says Washington's outrage over Beijing's veto of a U.N. resolution aiming to end Syria's bloodshed wo not affect cooperation on other international issues. Vice Foreign...
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Beijing, also known as Peking, is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the political, educational, and cultural center of the country, though Hong Kong and Shanghai predominate in economic fields. One of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010, the metropolis borders Hebei Province to the north, west, south, and a small section to the east, and Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the national government, Beijing is divided into 14 urban and...
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