The issue figured prominently when US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew visited Beijing a few days later.
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And it would provide Beijing a high-profile forum to push its interests and champion developing-nation causes.
For Bolt, who won triple Olympic gold in Beijing a year ago, it has been another stunning show.
Yet there's also a budding philanthropic spirit, even if Bill Gates and Warren Buffett didn't get a full house at their charity barnstorming in Beijing a year ago.
Rounding out the top 10 where: Hangzhou Everfine Photo, a supplier of testing equipment, Shanghai CSG Smart Science, a supplier of power distribution products, Shandong Sinocera Function Material, a maker of ceramic powder for the electronics industry, Beijing Orient National Communication, a software maker, Jiangsu Yunyi, an auto parts maker, Boomsense, a supplier of repeaters, and Staidson Beijing Biopharmaceuticals, a chemicals products maker.
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After a steady showing in Beijing with a semi-final spot, this part-time jazz singer now looks ready to shine on the world stages.
Once part of Sichuan province, it was carved off in 1997 to become what Beijing calls a provincial-level city, joining Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin in that category.
When the iPad 2 was released last year, a skirmish broke out outside a Beijing Apple Store after a man believed to be a scalper was escorted away by security after trying to cut in line.
And at a pinch, he could probably turn to his friends in Beijing for a new loan.
For example, if a mobile account opened in Shanghai, and sparingly used for local calls, begins making numerous calls from Beijing to a few numbers in a distant western province, then it is likely that a phone thief is calling friends back home.
Even on ordinary days, hailing a taxi in Beijing can be a frustrating experience.
In a Beijing apartment, we gathered a small focus group of three savvy consumers who worked in IT and asked them to name their favourite gadgets.
Photographer Xue Yutao said he was about one minute into the movie at a Beijing theater Thursday morning when a couple of theater employees walked in and told the audience that the screening would be postponed.
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In Beijing, a documentary on sexuality education including gender and HIV will be launched.
From that month until July 2008, Beijing permitted a managed float against an undisclosed basket of currencies.
Sany in December moved its headquarters from Changsha to Beijing in a step to facilitate its international growth.
Next came McDonald's, which first erected its golden arches in Beijing in a prominent central location in 1992.
In return, Beijing gets a big stake in future oil production and a guaranteed oil and gas supply.
Kraft sold its 85% stake in Beijing Kraft a couple of years ago.
Last month, Beijing announced a recruitment drive to attract 200 scientists from abroad with the promise of western-style salaries.
Former Japanese leader Yukio Hatoyama is also in Beijing on a private visit.
The highlight of James' career before gold in Beijing was a bronze in the eight at the 2007 World Championships.
He also worked as a nonexecutive director of Beijing Martin, a local dealer for Aston Martin, the Britain-based automobile company.
For now, dragging much of the cabinet to Beijing seems a small price to pay for diffusing protectionist pressure at home.
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The state-owned broadcaster's move from an obscure part of western Beijing to a new international business district highlights its global aspirations.
On the edge of Beijing stands a replica French chateau, complete with turrets and towers, and even its own vineyard and cellars.
As well, Chinese involvement in the Kazak oil industry effectvely ties Beijing into a cooperative rather than overbearing relationship with its sparsely-populated, resource-rich neighbor.
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