Macau, China: A Political History of the Portuguese Colony's Transition to Chinese Rule

The China Quarterly
"cover[s] almost all the major historical events associated with Macau in chronological order"

Book Description
On December 20, 1999, Portugal will formally hand over Macau to China, ending 442 years of Portuguese control of the tiny peninsula and two small islands. Though comprised of just over nine square miles (with new reclamation), Macau was once one of the world's most important trading ports. In recent years, Macau has become a vital alternative to Hong Kong as a gateway to the booming economy of the People's Republic of China. Macau is first examined from a historical perspective with its responses to World War ll, Korean War and China's civil war and China's Cultural Revolution. The secret agreements between China and Portugal in the 1960s and 1970s are described, along with agreements for the return of Macau to China and its prospects for the future under Chinese control.


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Having considered the impending reversion to China of Hong Kong in a 1995 study, Schipp turns to Macau, which will leave Portuguese rule after 442 years on December 20, 1999. He provides a historical perspective of the island's responses to recent wars, the influence of the Cultural Revolution, secret agreements between China and Portugal during the 1960s and 1970s, arrangements for the transfer, and prospects under Chinese control. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.


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