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Published in the Hollywood Reporter on 4th March 2014:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-studios-build-2-billion-686156

Universal Studios is planning to open a Hollywood movie theme park, Universal Studios Beijing, in the suburbs of the Chinese capital in collaboration with a local state tourism company.

The news was released on the website Sina's property pages, and spread quickly online, with much excited chatter on China's Twitter, Weibo.

The facility will cover a 51-acre site and the total budget will be 12 billion yuan ($1.95 billion), with construction due to start in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the local media report.

Source:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-studios-build-2-billion-686156

(1/7/14) According to this report at ThemeParkInsider, a report found from Shanghai Securities News claims that an application to begin construction on a Universal Studios park in the Tongzhou District of Beijing was filed, with work to begin in late 2014 on this $2 billion project. They claim that demolition of existing structures and site clearing on the site has already begun, with a goal of opening the park in 2018.

Sources:
http://www.themeparkinsider.com
http://www.screamscape.com

They talk about Tongzhou district again. Looks like The Theme Park Guy caught the right spot back in 2009:



Source:
http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/universal-studios-beijing/

Location of the park:


Construction start in Q4 2014, exact location description in this article, but very hard to understand even with Google Translate:
http://www.soufun.com/news/2013-12-19/11721279.htm

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From Theme Park Insider:
Is Universal Studios China on its way?

Written by Robert Niles
Published: January 4, 2014 at 7:20 AM

A Universal Studios theme park in Beijing appears one more step closer to happening, according to a Chinese report.
Blooloop found a report from Shanghai Securities News that officials from the National Development and Reform Commission in Tongzhou District in Beijing have filed an application to begin construction on the park in the fourth quarter of this year.

The project's budget is estimated at US$2 billion (RMB12 billion). Demolition is underway at the site, and the report says that construction would be completed by January 2018.

http://www.themeparkinsider.com

Creative is trying to keep it quiet. Expect a construction period similar to Singapore, except this time around they'll have more control over what happens in the rest of the resort.

No truth ..then we have the official announcement from Beijing or central government, i believe the negotiation is on going. If not, it would have been release at IAAPA 2013...

Seriously? Do you have any source for this?

I'm hearing the project is a go, without a New York or Jurassic Park area. Despicable Me/Minions/Super Silly Fun Land and Potter should open with the park.