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Beijing
Beijing, meaning “Northern Capital” in
Mandarin Chinese, was originally a garrison
town built to guard against Mongol invaders.
Located in northeastern China, Beijing is
surrounded on three sides by the Yanshan
Mountains and a crescent-shaped bay
shelters the city from the Yellow Sea.
Full country name:
People’s Republic of China
Area: 9,596,961 sq km
Population: 1,342,400,000
People: 96% Han, 2% Manchu,
2%
Hui, 0.3% Mongol
Language: Mandarin
Religion: Buddhism,
Daoism, Confucianism
Government: Communist state
Major industries: Mining and ore
processing, iron, steel, aluminium,
and other metals, coal; machine
building; armaments; textiles
and apparel; petroleum; cement;
chemicals; fertilizers; consumer
products, including footwear,
toys, and electronics; food
processing; transportation
equipment, including automobiles,
rail cars and locomotives, ships,
and aircraft; telecommunications
equipment, commercial space
launch vehicles, satellites
Major trading partners: U.S.A.,
Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea,
Taiwan, Germany, Australia,
Russia, Malaysia, Singapore
2005:
11
th Annual
Fuels & Lubes Asia Conference
