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Portugal, China and the Macau negotiations, 1986-1999 / Carmen Amado Mendes.
Van Pelt Library DS796.M257 M46 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mendes, Carmen Amado, author.
- Series:
- Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Macau (China : Special Administrative Region)--History--Transfer of Sovereignty from Portugal, 1999.
- Macau (China : Special Administrative Region).
- Physical Description:
- vi, 3 unnumbered leaves, 157 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, [2013]
- Summary:
- The Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Studies Series is designed to make widely available important contributions on the local history, culture and society of Hong Kong and the surrounding region. Generous support from the Sir Lindsay and Lady May Ride Memorial Fund makes it possible to publish a series of high-quality works that will be of lasting appeal and value to all, both scholars and informed general readers, who share a deeper interest in and enthusiasm for the area. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Ambiguity over the Future of Macau 7
- The Political Background to the "Macau Question" 9
- Portuguese Withdrawal from Empire 18
- The Establishment of Sino-Portuguese Relations 25
- A Muddled and Multifaceted Process 33
- 2 Negotiations for the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration on Macau 37
- The Beginning 37
- The Hong Kong Model 39
- Getting Portugal to the Table 43
- The Search for a Formula 47
- Details of the Negotiations 50
- The Agreement 58
- All's Well that Ends Well? 61
- 3 The Transition Period and the Problems of "Localisation" 63
- Double Tutelage and Macau 64
- Portuguese Approaches for the Transition 68
- The Joint Liaison Group and the Land Group 72
- Localisation: Permanent Issues throughout the Transition Period 75
- The Impact of Portuguese Politics upon the Localisation Process 83
- 4 Other Delicate Transition Issues: Covenants, Construction and Possible Corruption 85
- The International Covenants 85
- The Macau International Airport 88
- The Orient Foundation 95
- Portugal, China, and the Transition Negotiations 100
- 5 A Final Assessment 103
- The Portuguese Strategy for the Macau Negotiations 104
- Portuguese Negotiating Advantages 107
- Negotiating Methods and Tactics 111
- Asymmetrical Bargaining 113.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-152) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789888139002
- 9888139002
- OCLC:
- 841186593
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