Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999

Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999
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Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Total Pages : 172
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ISBN-10 : 9789888139002
ISBN-13 : 9888139002
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Book Synopsis Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999 by : Carmen Amado Mendes

Download or read book Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999 written by Carmen Amado Mendes and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On December 20, 1999, the city of Macau became a Special Administrative Region of China after nearly four hundred and fifty years of Portuguese administration. Drawing extensively on Portuguese and other sources and on interviews with key participants, this book examines the strategies and policies adopted by the Portuguese government during the negotiations. The study sets these events within the larger context of Portugal's retreat from empire, the British experience with Hong Kong, and changing social and political conditions within Macau. A weak player on the international stage, Portugal was still able to obtain concessions during the negotiations, notably in the timing of the retrocession and continuing Portuguese nationality arrangements for some Macau citizens. Yet the tendency of Portuguese leaders to use the Macau question as a tool in their domestic political agendas hampered their ability to develop an effective strategy and left China with the freedom to control the process of negotiation.


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