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One of them is Peking, which used a different transliteration method from Chinese (Mandarin, presumably) to English.

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The name was not changed, only the spelling, as part of a (relatively) recent effort to regularize the alphabetization of Chinese sounds.

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What is the modern name for Peking?

The modern name of Peking, China is Beijing, China. It was formerly known as Peking due to the way the Chinese alphabet was being translated at the time.


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