In what year was Macau occupied by Portugal? Why was it occupied?

In 1553, Portuguese colonists bribed local officials in Guangdong to occupy part of Macau's land on a lease basis. This is the first piece of land that Western colonialists have illegally occupied for a long time in China. However, China still has official offices in Macau and has sovereignty.

On December 1, 1887, Yi Kuang, the Prime Minister of the Qing government, and Luo Sha, the Portuguese plenipotentiary, formally signed the "Treaty of Peace and Commerce" in Beijing, and exchanged ratifications on the same day. Article 54 of the Treaty ***, the main contents are:

China still allows Portugal to permanently reside in and manage Macao and the territories belonging to Macao;

Portugal can send envoys to Beijing, and Set up consulates in treaty ports;

Portugal obtains consular jurisdiction;

Portuguese people can enjoy the trade privileges that China has given or will give to other countries, live in treaty ports, rent and buy Land, construction of houses, establishment of hotels, churches, hospitals, etc.

Through this commercial treaty, Portugal affirmed its status in Macau and at the same time achieved the same privileged status in China as other Western countries.

In 1928, the Chinese National Government officially announced that the Sino-Portuguese "Treaty of Harmony and Commerce" signed on December 1, 1887 was invalid. Therefore, Portugal's occupation of Macau has long lost the basis of the treaty. Therefore, it is natural for China to take back all sovereignty of Macau at the appropriate time.

The Portuguese domestic revolution was successful in April 1974. The new government implemented decolonization policies and recognized that Macau was not a colony, but a territory of China.

On February 8, 1979, China and Portugal formally established diplomatic relations. The agreement reached by the two parties stated that Macau is Chinese territory and is currently managed by the Portuguese government. The time and details of the return will be negotiated and resolved by the two governments at an appropriate time.

In 1985, the leaders of China and Portugal believed that the time was ripe for negotiation to resolve the Macau issue, and agreed to hold formal diplomatic negotiations the following year.

In March 1987, China and Portugal held the fourth round of negotiations on the Macau issue in Beijing. On the 26th, the two sides initialed a joint statement.

On April 13, 1987, the Prime Ministers of the Chinese and Portuguese governments formally signed the "Joint Statement on the Macao Issue between the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal" in Beijing on behalf of the two countries. Two accessories. The joint statement stated that the Government of the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao on December 20, 1999.

Extended information:

Macao (Portuguese Macau, English Macao), referred to as "Macao", the full name is the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, located on the southeast coast of mainland China. It is located on the west bank of the Pearl River Delta, adjacent to Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province in the north, facing Wan Chai and Hengqin in Zhuhai City in the west, facing Hong Kong across the sea in the east, 60 kilometers apart, and facing the South China Sea in the south. It consists of the Macau Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island, with a land area of ??32.8 square kilometers and a total population of 656,000 (as of March 2018).

In 1553, the Portuguese obtained the right to reside in Macau. On December 1, 1887, Portugal and the Qing government signed the "Draft Agreement of the Sino-Portuguese Conference" and the "Sino-Portuguese Peace and Trade Treaty", formally adopting diplomatic relations. They occupied Macao and established it as a colony. On December 20, 1999, the Chinese government resumed the exercise of sovereignty over Macau. After more than 100 years of collision between Eastern and Western cultures, Macau has become a unique city, leaving behind a large number of historical and cultural relics. The Historic Center of Macau officially became a United Nations World Cultural Heritage on July 15, 2005.

Macau is an international free port. It is one of the regions with the highest population density in the world and one of the four major gambling cities in the world. It implements a capitalist system. Its famous light industry, tourism, hotel industry and entertainment venues have made Macau prosperous and become one of the most developed and wealthy regions in the world. In 2017, Macau's GDP recorded 404.20 billion patacas. [2] On October 31, 2017, UNESCO included Macao in the Global Gastronomic, Cultural and Creative Cities Network.

In September 2018, won the "2018 China-EU Green Smart City Award"

Reference materials

Baidu Encyclopedia-Macao Special Administrative Region