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Macau’s Nascent Democratic Movement

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Macau is the lesser known of the People’s Republic of China’s two special administrative regions (SARs) on the Pearl River delta (the other being Hong Kong). It was founded by Portuguese traders in 1557 and since then was a lucrative trade port between Europe and East Asia. In 1999, the Portuguese government returned the colony to Chinese sovereign control, and… Read more »