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A banker at the Beijing branch of a commercial bank said about 20 percent of existing clients had applied to prepay mortgages and his bank had stretched the approval process to about half a year.
About 10 hours of talks in Beijing “served as a step forward in our effort to put the U.S.-China relationship on surer footing,” Yellen said in a prepared text for delivery at a press conference on Sunday.
According to a by the US Institute of Peace (USIP), “Beijing almost certainly approved the offensive after the junta generals ignored its appeals to crack down on lucrative crime centers along the border that pretty on China nationals.”
Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/12/19/myanmars-junta-is-in-trouble/
Across the Pacific in China, Super Typhoon Doksuri churned slowly across its northwest, inundating Beijing and Hebei, the province that surrounds the capital city, which experienced the heaviest rain in 140 years.
A display of Barbie toys in Beijing in 2013.
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/06/world/asia/china-barbie-women-feminism.html
Affirming its role as a global leader in the green energy sector and in the production of EVs is part of the re-branding strategy of Beijing.
Source: https://thediplomat.com/2023/06/chinese-investment-in-europe-is-changing/
African countries have regularly been invited to attend summits elsewhere, in Washington, Paris, Tokyo, Beijing, London, but the symbolism of coming to Africa is important.
After his arrival in Beijing, Mr. Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for lengthy talks inside Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse.
A group of Chinese women takes their babies for a stroll outside a shopping mall in Beijing on October 18, 2014.
“Alarmed by its neighbor’s deteriorating situation, China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Beijing will ensure security and stability at its border with Myanmar and urged all parties there to stop fighting immediately.”
Source: https://moderntokyotimes.com/three-brotherhood-alliance-pressurizes-myanmar-army/
Along with a number of China's smaller neighbors, Vietnam has maritime and territorial disputes with Beijing in the South China Sea.
Source: https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230415/us-vietnam-pledge-to-boost-ties-as-blinken-visits-hanoi
Although they boast of a 'no-limits' partnership, Beijing has conducted a China First policy.
Ambassador Barrett Salato, Madam Dorris and their three children arrived in Beijing on Thursday 21 December 2023, for a posting of three years as Head of Mission in the newly established Embassy of Solomon Islands in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
Ambassador Barrett Salato, Madam Dorris and their three children arrived in Beijing on Thursday 21 December 2023, for a posting of three years as Head of Mission in the newly established Embassy of Solomon Islands in Beijing, People’s Republic of China.
American officials told CNN on Saturday the US has recently begun seeing "disturbing" trends and there are signs that Beijing wants to "creep up to the line" of providing lethal military aid to Moscow without getting caught.
America’s efforts to deter a Chinese invasion could also trigger a preemptive response if Beijing sees a window closing, he added.
America's top diplomat had been set to visit Beijing from 5 to 6 February to hold talks on a wide range of issues, including security, Taiwan and Covid-19.
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64521570?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
Among Qin’s early notable American government visitors as foreign minister is expected to be U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Beijing in February.
A national security law imposed by Beijing allows no-jury trials for national security cases.
'And now means tonight,' he adds, apparently referring to time in Beijing, which is 12 hours ahead.