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Beijing formerly known as Peking is the capital of the People's Republic of China and the world's third most populous city. The city, located in northern China, is governed as a direct-controlled municipality under the national government.

20th Century[]

In 1968, the Winter Soldier infiltrated Beijing, China, sent on a mission to assassinate Professor Zhang Chin discreetly, killing anyone who sees him. The Winter Soldier held Chin at gunpoint. Chin recognized the Winter Soldier as Bucky. Bucky was surprised, as he was mindwiped by the Soviets. Then, out of nowhere, Chin's shadowy bodyguard appeared to protect him.[2] Winter Soldier was subdued by the Man With No Face, a failed attempt of Chin's to create China's own super-soldier, able to blend in with the shadows, but was only effective as a spy. Chin told his bodyguard to not to kill Bucky as he had questions. However, the Winter Soldier was able to escape.[3]

Modern era[]

Beijing from Invincible Iron Man Vol 2 1 0001

After Thor defeated China's armed forces and the border with India, the Communist Chinese leaders in Peking demanded that their scientists come up with a means to stop the Thunder God. Scientist Dr. Chen Lu stepped up and offered his expertise in radiation to come up with a means of destroying Thor and crushing the United States and other democracies. Retiring to his private lab, Lu began bombarding himself with various doses of radiation and soon transformed into the "Radioactive Man". He then appeared before his superiors, who decided to secretly send him to attack the United States.[1][4]

Cobalt Man sent a message around the globe warning about the danger of nuclear weapons. The message even reached Peking.[5]

Magneto traveled to Peking and other capital cities to warn the leaders not to threaten Mutants and to disarm their nuclear weapons as they were a threat to his kind.[6]

In Beijing, the Mandarin sent a message to the Chinese government declaring that he expected them to yield total and complete control over the entire country over to him. Failure to do so would incur the wrath of the Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom. [7]

Seeking treatment, Tony Stark, accompanied by James Rhodes as Iron Man, arrived in China, where the two attended dinner with Dr. Su Yin and Chinese military officials, including the president, who requested the help of Iron Man. Back in the hotel, Tony insisted on stepping back up as Iron Man. Unwilling to let his ailing friend take that risk, Rhodey knocked Tony out and reported to the president, who informed him about the Mandarin's threats.[8]

While Rhodey went off to battle Fin Fang Foom, back in Beijing, Tony woke up in his hotel room, learning what had happened. Iron Man finally defeated Fin Fang Foom, burying him beneath tons of falling rock. Meanwhile, after examining Tony, Dr. Yin met with the president, doubting she could help her patient. The president told her to do whatever it took to keep Stark in China until Iron Man had dealt with the Mandarin. Later, Fin Fang Foom awoke, digged himself out of the rubble, and beat Iron Man unconscious.[9]

Chen Hsu then telepathically ordered Fin Fang Foom to leave Iron Man alive. Returning to his hotel room, Tony found the Chinese premier and president waiting, who angrily showed him aerial photos depicting Iron Man's defeat. Thinking quickly, Tony said he would get one of his other Iron Men on it. Insisting on privacy, he used a miniature encepalo-link to remotely call a spare suit of armor to attack Fin Fang Foom.[10] Foom defeated the Iron Man armor, while Rhodey struggled to get up and help, not realizing that suit of armor was empty. Mandarin, standing over him, realized that neither he nor the suit of armor fighting Foom were the real Iron Man. Deciding to involve himself, Mandarin brought a nearby mountain to life to fight the armor.

Stark’s liaison to the Chinese premier, knocking on the door to his hotel room, distracted him just enough so that Mandarin could drop the mountain-monster on top of him. Twenty minutes later, he had blasted his way back on the surface to find the situation unchanged; now both Mandarin and Fin Fang Foom were after him. Mandarin, frustrated, was about to kill Rhodey when dozens of other dragons arrived to the shock of both of them.[11] At this time, Chen Hsu finally revealed himself. Transforming into the largest and most powerful of the dragons, he took to the air.

Tony realized there was a time delay between transmitting signals to the armor and the armor taking action, which was costing him the advantage, and that he needed to physically confront the issue himself.[12]

In Beijing Jade Dragon officially defected from China Force and became a member of a small resistance group (3Peace) who opposed China's approach to super-humans. China Force battled against the group and the Mutant Liberation Front. During the battle, Rabbit was killed by Reignfire.[13]

Beijing was one of the global cities Doctor Doom planned to upgrade in futuristic utopia's when he conquers the world.[14]

Citizen V was in pursuit of the assassin Aqhat, whom he tracked down to Beijing only to find that every one in the city was sleeping. He soon discovered that this was the work of the Collective Man, who was slowly draining the citizens of Beijing of their life force to increase his own mass and power. Citizen V, however, managed to defeat him.[15]

While James Rhodes was in Beijing, after recovering from the battle against Titania and Absorbing Man, the Immortal Weapons prepared to close the gate to the Eighth City. However, a problem arose when Iron Fist came under possession, which was creating a mystical interference with the Immortal Weapons' ability to close the gate. As he took down his allies, War Machine reluctantly had to fight him, and when his weapon discharged, which took Iron Fist down, it allowed the gates to be safely closed.[16]

After Kid Omega attacked a UN conference in Switzerland, many countries, including China, began arming themselves with Sentinels, some of which could be seen standing guard in front of the Forbidden City in Beijing.[17]

Evolutionary used his powers to attack the humans across the globe effecting people as far as Beijing.[18]

When the Avengers battled Dark Phoenix across the globe, Angel and Spider-Man helped save civilians on a bridge in Beijing.[19]

When Tomorrow Man (Artur Zarrko) meddled with the time-stream, Beijing was one of the major cities checked to see if time had returned to normal.[20]

In Beijing, an ex-A.I.M. employee meets up with Madame Masque in order to deliver her an unidentified item in exchange for a large sum of money. However, Masque doesn't fulfill her part of the deal and shoots him in the head.[21]

Celebrations broke out across the planet including Beijing after the Silver Surfer saved the world.[22]

Alternate Realities[]

Earth-982[]

After Dr. Doom posed a threat to the entire world, the Chinese premier took shelter and authorized a nuclear strike against Latveria, though Doom destroyed the incoming missiles easily. Doom then moved on to destroy the Great Wall of China along with every Chinese military base and government office, as well as making sure the premier and his cabinet were incinerated.[23]

Earth-20051[]

Iron Man found the Stark China Facility completely deserted. He investigated and found that his workers had been mind-controlled by the Mandarin to work for him in a secret facility in the Gobi desert. After a brief fight at the facility, Mandarin sent a robotic dragon to attack Beijing. With the remote help of Rhodey, Iron Man defeated both the robot and Mandarin and gave his workers back control over their minds.[24]

Earth-TRN1046[]

In Earth-TRN1046, there was a highway to Beijing, A-501, that ran for over 40,000 kilometers from an undisclosed location. Superhero Superioribus was hired to paint the lines in the highway, but he did a poor job.[25]

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