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History Today (Apr 1951) 1#4 pp 42–49 online. Gunn, Geoffrey C. Encountering Macau, A Portuguese City-State on the Periphery of China, 1557–1999 (Boulder: Westview Press, 1996) ISBN 0-8133-8970-4 In Portuguese (1998) Ao Encontro de Macau: Uma cidade-estado portuguesa a periferia da China, 1557–1999 (Macau: Fundação Macau].
Macau's history under Portugal can be broadly divided into three distinct political periods. [7] The first was the establishment of the Portuguese settlement in 1557 to 1849. [8] The Portuguese had jurisdiction over the Portuguese community and certain aspects of the territory's administration but no real sovereignty. [7]
China requested 1997, the same year as Hong Kong, but Portugal refused. 2004 was suggested by Portugal, as well as 2007 as that year would mark the 450th anniversary of Portugal renting Macau. However, China insisted for a year before 2000 as the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group in Hong Kong would be dissolved in 2000 as envisioned in 1986 (the ...
By the 17th century, Portugal had established colonial rule over Macau after gaining concessions from various Chinese governments. In 1887, Portugal and the Qing dynasty signed the Sino-Portuguese Draft Minutes and the Sino–Portuguese Treaty of Peking, in which China ceded to Portugal the right to "perpetual occupation and government of Macau"; conversely, Portugal pledged to seek China's ...
Portuguese Macau (1557–1999) — the former Portuguese colony and overseas province period of the history of Macau, located on the Pearl River Delta in Southeast China The main article for this category is Portuguese Macau .
Macau independence (Chinese: 澳門獨立; Portuguese: Independência de Macau) is a stance advocating for Macau's independence from the People's Republic of China.In 2016, the topic of Macau independence was brought up due to the controversy over the revision of Legislative Assembly of Macau election law, which is indirectly influenced by the Hong Kong Legislative Council oath-taking controversy.
Macau [e] or Macao [f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.With a population of about 710,000 people [11] and a land area of 32.9 km 2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world.
The Historic Centre of Macao (Portuguese: Centro Histórico de Macau, Chinese: 澳門歷史城區) is a collection of over twenty locations that witness the unique assimilation and co-existence of Chinese and Portuguese cultures in Macau, a former Portuguese colony. It represents the architectural legacies of the city's cultural heritage ...