Sentence examples for beijing convention from inspiring English sources

The emperor stayed in the city of Rehe (Jehol; now Chengde) while his ministers signed the Beijing Convention, which signified China's acceptance of the 1858 treaties.

Later that year the Chinese signed the Beijing Convention, in which they agreed to observe the treaties of Tianjin and also ceded to the British the southern portion of the Kowloon Peninsula adjacent to Hong Kong.

In 1860, after the Chinese had failed to ratify the Tianjin agreements, the British and French resumed the war, captured Beijing, and forced the Chinese to sign the Beijing Convention, in which they agreed to carry out the initial settlements.

BEIJING — Shackling during childbirth?

BEIJING — Oh, the irony.

BEIJING — Eardrum-piercing explosions.

BEIJING — Cui bono?

BEIJING — Olympic gold medals?

BEIJING — Old habits die hard.

BEIJING — No more red lanterns and flags.

BEIJING — It is an absorbing paradox.