2014 Event Leaders of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement have been denied permission to travel to the mainland; the men sought to fly to Beijing to present their grievances to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang 2014 Event A memorial event was held in Hong Kong in remembrance of lives lost in Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing in 1989; authorities on the mainland tightened security and may be detaining many in order to avoid commemorative protests at the square itself 2014 Event Beijing issues air pollution warnings, advising limited outdoor activity as particulate concentration (PM 2.5) measures 309, over 12 times the World Health Organization standard 2014 Event Five cities have submitted bids for the 2022 Winter Olympics: Oslo, Norway; Almaty, Kazakhstan; Beijing, China; Krakow, Poland and Lviv, Ukraine; the winner will be selected in July 2015 2013 Event In Beijing, China, a seven-year old girl is confirmed as the first person in the country to catch the Influenza A virus subtype H7N9 bird flu 2013 Event Scientist in China discover an ancient human fossil in a cave near Beijing; the 40,000 year-old leg bone shows it was related to the ancestors of present-day Asians and Native Americans 2013 Event The air pollution in Beijing reaches levels deemed hazardous to human health 2012 Event The China Central Television Headquarters, designed by the Officer for Metropolitan Architecture, a firm based in Rotterdam ten years ago, is finally completed in Beijing 2012 Event A Beijing court announces it will hear artist and dissident Ai Weiwei, held and gagged on tax evasion charges by the People's Republic of China 2012 Event At the London Book Fair, Ma Jian, Chinese author of the banned novel 'Beijing Coma,' puts red paint over his face and calls Chinese publishers, 'the mouthpiece of the Chinese communist party' 2011 Event A near riot breaks out at the Beijing Apple Store as the Apple iPad2 goes on sale in the People's Republic of China 2010 Event In Beijing, the minimum wage is raised by 20%, the second time in six months 2010 Event China's Premier, Wen Jiabao visits migrant workers at a Beijing construction site and declares the need for better treatment of the country's migrant workers 2008 Event 2008 Summer Olympics come to a close in Beijing, China 2008 Event 2008 Summer Olympics begin in Beijing, China 1997 Death Peng Zhen, mayor of Beijing China (1951-66), dies 1989 Event Beijing cop shoots and wounds Chinese priemer Li Ping 1989 Event Chinese troops kill hundred of pro-democracy students in Beijing 1989 Event 10,000 Chinese soldiers are blocked by 100,000 citizens protecting students demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square, Beijing 1989 Event China declares martial law in Beijing 1989 Event Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev and Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping ended a 30-year rift when they formally met in Beijing 1989 Event Soviet President Gorbachev in Beijing for 1st Sino-Soviet summit in 30 yrs 1989 Event Demonstration for democratic reforms in Beijing's Tiananmen square 1989 Event Beijing students take over Tiananmen Square in China 1989 Event 10s of thousands of students strikes in Beijing China 1989 Event Students in Beijing China announce class boycotts 1989 Event Thousands of Chinese crowd into Beijing's Tiananmen Square cheering students demanding greater political freedom 1989 Event Students in Beijing pro-democracy protests 1987 Death Rewi Alley, New Zealand author, pro Chinese communist, dies at 90 in Beijing 1979 Birthday Zhang Ziyi, born in Beijing, China, actress, internationally successful film star, appeared in 'Hero', 'Purple Butterfly', 'House of Flying Daggars', 'The Horsemen', 'Memoirs of a Geisha' 1976 Event Beijing reports arrest of Mao Tse Tung's widow 1976 Event "Gang of Four" arrested in Beijing 1976 Death Chou En-lai, China's Prime Minister 1949 - 1976, dies of cancer in Beijing at 78 1973 Event U.S. and China agree to establish liaison offices in Beijing and Washington D.C. 1972 Event President Nixon, meets with Chinese Premier Chou En-Lai in Beijing 1963 Birthday Jet Li, born in Beijing, China, Li Lianjie, Chinese martial artist, actor, international film star, appeared in Lethal Weapon 4, with Jackie Chan in The Forbidden Kingdom, Wushu champion, studied Changquan, among other arts 1961 Birthday Wei Wang, born in Beijing, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1951 Event Chinese Communists force Dalai Lama to surrender his army to Beijing 1932 Birthday King Hu, born in Beijing, China, film director, scriptwriter, set designer, directed films 'Come Drink With Me', 'Dragon Gate Inn' 1924 Event Christian General Feng Joe Siang occupies Beijing 1913 Event Opening of China's 1st parliament takes place in Peking (now Beijing) 1907 Event Prince Scipone Borchesi wins Beijing to Paris, 7,500 mile auto rally 1900 Event 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion 1900 Event U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion 1860 Event British and French troops capture Beijing 1731 Event Beijing hit by Earthquake; about 100,000 die
