Premise: Beijing ( formerly romanised as Peking ) is the capital of the People 's Republic of China and the world 's third most populous city proper . It is also one of the world 's most populous capital cities . Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation 's political , cultural , and educational centre . Beijing was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium A.D. . In 2015 , 52 companies of the Fortune Global 500 company headquarters were located in Beijing , more than any other city in the world , including state-owned enterprises State Grid , China National Petroleum , and Sinopec Group , ranked 2nd , 3rd , and 4th , respectively .
Hypothesis: Beijing is a city.
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