The 22nd annual meeting of leaders from countries in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum was held in Beijing on November 10 – 12 , 2014 . An international convention center was built by Yanqi Lake in Huairou District for the occasion . On September 3 , 2015 , a massive military parade was held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in World War II with leaders from over two dozen countries attending and honor guards from 17 countries joining the People 's Liberation Army in the procession . After a fire on 18 November 2017 that killed 19 people in an industrial neighbourhood in south Beijing , the municipal government launched a 40-day campaign to demolish " illegal structures " , which for years have housed the millions of migrant workers , who the government deems as Beijing 's " low-end population " . The campaign have been decried by critics the evictions as part of a broader campaign to drive out these " low-end population " in a bid to give the capital a facelift
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