Media sources reported Reporting that on 27 February , at least four foreign journalists , including Stephen Engle of Bloomberg News and a BBC cameraman , had been beaten Bodily_harm by plain-clothes security officers in Beijing .

The Sunflower protesters perceived Know the trade pact with the People 's Republic of China ( China ; PRC ) would hurt Bodily_harm Taiwan 's economy and leave Departing it vulnerable to political pressure from Beijing , while advocates of the treaty argued Quarreling that increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Chinese investment would provide Supply a necessary boost to Taiwan 's economy , that the still-unspecified details of the treaty 's implementation could be worked out Know favorably for Taiwan , and that to `` pull out GiveUp '' of the treaty by not ratifying Ratification it would damage Damaging Taiwan 's international credibility .

While the pan-democracy camp attacked Attack the conservative proposals Statement as a rehash of those already rejected Agree_or_refuse_to_act in 2005 , the government said Statement its proposals were `` more democratic '' , and could not exceed what was authorised Preventing_or_letting by Beijing .

Official attempts Hold to secure Preventing_or_letting the passage of the proposals resulted in Causation a media campaign by the city 's leaders and an unprecedented televised debate Quarreling between the Chief executive and a leader of an opposition party ; it also resulted in Causation renewing Recovering of dialogue between Beijing and the Pan-democrats which ceased Process_end after the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 .

Zhu Ling ( , born 1973 ) is best known as the victim of an unsolved 1995 thallium poisoning case in Beijing , China .

Attempts Preventing_or_letting to bring Hong Kong citizens to the negotiating Communication table by the British during the Sino-Anglo discussions Communication were rejected Response by Beijing in the late 1980s .

The Umbrella Revolution Change_of_leadership was triggered Causation by students disaffected by the continued stalling Hindering by Beijing , and particularly the pronouncement Statement of the NPCSC on 31 August 2014 that said Telling Hong Kong had to accept an electoral process for the Chief Executive in 2017 in which up to three candidates would be pre-approved by the Election Committee – an electoral Choosing college widely seen Traveling to be loyal to Beijing authorities .

The Umbrella Revolution Change_of_leadership was triggered Causation by students disaffected by the continued stalling Hindering by Beijing , and particularly the pronouncement Statement of the NPCSC on 31 August 2014 that said Telling Hong Kong had to accept an electoral process for the Chief Executive in 2017 in which up to three candidates would be pre-approved by the Election Committee – an electoral Choosing college widely seen Traveling to be loyal to Beijing authorities .

In 2011 the Conference Social_event , which most years is hosted Response at William & Mary 's Marshall-Wythe School of Law , was hosted Response by Tsinghua University in Beijing , China .

The reception was held Hold in the U.S. Embassy in Beijing .

However , ticket sales began Process_start to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale as the Games Competition drew Motion nearer , and over 2 million tickets were sold Commerce_sell in total—overtaking Beijing 2008 as the second-most-attended Paralympic Games Competition on record Recording .

Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ( also referred Adducing to as MH370 or MAS370 ) was a scheduled Hold international passenger flight operated Being_in_operation by Malaysia Airlines that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport to its destination , Beijing Capital International Airport .

A common misconception is that the revolt Attack was directed Aiming against the Qing dynasty , but no evidence shows that the rebels Hostile_encounter intended to attack Attack the capital , Beijing , or to overthrow Change_of_leadership the entire Qing government , but to exact revenge Revenge on their personal enemies for injustices .

Prior to London 2012 there had been considerable apprehension about Britain 's ability to stage an opening ceremony Social_event that could reach Achieve the standard set Placing at the Beijing Summer Games Competition of 2008 .

Detailed information from the report also revealed Know that the pilots were trained to conduct the circling Motion approach Arriving in the airline 's simulator only for Beijing Capital International Airport and never conducted Action a simulation for the circling approach Arriving to Gimhae Airport 's runway 18R .

On 17 January 2008 , British Airways Flight 38 , flying Motion in from Beijing Capital , China , crashed Destroying just short of the runway of its destination airport , London Heathrow , United Kingdom .

On 28 October 2013 , a car crashed Attack in Tiananmen Square , Beijing , China , in what police described Statement as a terrorist suicide attack Terrorism .

Chinese police described Statement it as a `` major incident Catastrophe '' and as the first terrorist Terrorism attack Attack in Beijing 's recent history .

The tour Traveling concluded Process_end in Beijing , China on June 12 , 2008 at the Fengtai Stadium .

In the Women 's sitting Placing giant slalom , Alana Nichols of the United States – a Paralympic champion in basketball from Beijing in 2008 – won her first of two skiing gold medals , becoming Becoming a rare winter-summer gold medalist .

Russian Cossacks formed Coming_to_be part of the Eight Nation Alliance relief Assistance forces during the Seymour and Gaselee expeditions while Russian forces were also present Presence inside the legations during the sieges in Beijing and Tianjin .

As they approached Arriving Beijing , Zhang Zuolin , leader of the Manchuria-based Fengtian clique , was forced to flee Escaping , and was assassinated Killing shortly thereafter by the Japanese .

Softball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing took place Process_start over a ten-day period starting Process_start August 12 and culminating in the medal finals Process_end on August 21 .

Final preparations were made Action after the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , with competition Competition format changed Change for the first time since the 2001 championships .

In Harbin , the levels of PM particulate matter rose Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to 1,000 micrograms per cubic metre , worse than Beijing 's historic highs .

Operation Aurora was a series of cyber attacks Attack conducted Action by advanced persistent threats such as the Elderwood Group based in Beijing , China , with ties to the People 's Liberation Army .

The Burmese embassy , received Receiving by the emperor in Beijing in January 1287 , agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to a treaty that acknowledged Statement the suzerainty of the Yuan dynasty or the Mongol Empire over the Pagan Empire and annual payments in taxes to the Yunnan government in exchange Exchange for the evacuation of Mongol troops from northern Burma .

An anonymous official at the North Korean Embassy in Beijing told Telling a South Korean newspaper that the explosive output was smaller than expected .

China sent Sending an emergency alert Warning to Washington , D.C. , through the U.S. embassy in Beijing at which time President George W. Bush was told Telling by National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley `` shortly after '' 10 p.m. ( UTC-5 ) that a test Research was imminent .

The amount of aid and finances distributed Dispersal was described Statement by the `` Beijing Morning Post '' as `` pathetically small '' .

Initially the Japanese scored Getting major victories , capturing Conquering Beijing , Shanghai and the Chinese capital of Nanjing in 1937 .