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China holds a military parade in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The event is attended by the leaders of about two dozen countries.
2025-09-3

Colombia joins China's Belt and Road Initiative during the China-CELAC Forum in Beijing.
2025-05-14

The Comac C919, China's first domestically-built passenger jet, completes its first commercial flight from Shanghai to Beijing by China Eastern Airlines.
2023-05-28

Authorities in Beijing begin COVID-19 testing for millions of residents after a recent increase in COVID-19 cases.
2022-04-25

The closing ceremony for the Winter Olympics is held in Beijing.
2022-02-20

In Beijing, authorities arrest Xu Zhangrun, a law professor who published essays strongly criticizing Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping over censored academia on the COVID-19 pandemic and accusing him of ruling "tyrannically."
2020-07-6

North Korean officials arrive in Beijing ahead of the second Trump–Kim summit.
2019-02-15

Pro-Beijing Hong Kong leader CY Leung says he will quit after his term ends.
2016-12-9

The Chinese government warns residents in Northern China to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over the weekend and lasting through Tuesday, with Beijing affected hardest. The capital city issues its second-ever "red alert" -- the first was announced on December 7, 2015. This alert triggers the odd-even license plate system to halve cars on the road, and recommends schools close. China's National Meteorological Center reports the pollution will stretch from Xi'an, across part of Central China, through Beijing and up into Shenyang and Harbin in China's frigid northeast.
2015-12-18

Beijing's air pollution reaches levels judged as hazardous to human health.
2013-01-12