copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2012-02-27): ...The Government of the Portuguese Republic confirms that Macau, as an associate member of ESCAP, is authorized to be a party to the Constitution of the Asia Pacific Telecommunity and to assume the rights and obligations contained therein. ... In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the Portuguese Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Question of Macau signed in Beijing on April 13, 1987, the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macau from December 20 1999, while the Government of the Portuguese Republic remains responsible for the external relations of Macau until December 19, 1999. [...] In accordance with the Joint Declaration of the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal on the Question of Macau signed in Beijing on 13 April 1987, the People's Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macau as of 20 December 1999. Macau, as a part of the territory of the People's Republic of China, will thereupon become a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China and its foreign affairs will be the responsibility of the People's Republic of China. [...] The Government of the People's Republic of China hereby declares that as of 20 December 1999, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China may continue to stay in the Asia Pacific Telecommunity as an associate member in the name o "Macau, China" as it still meets the essential requirements for such a membership."
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-04-27): Hong Kong and Macau [...] Sign up to receive safety and security alerts and other local updates while abroad. [...] The Secretary underscored that it remains a top priority to resolve the cases of American citizens who are wrongfully detained or subject to exit bans in China. He raised concerns about the erosion of Hong Kong’s autonomy and democratic institutions and the PRC’s human rights violations in Xinjiang and Tibet, as well as transnational repression and individual cases of concern.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-05): The last Article IV Executive Board Consultation was on April 24, 2019. Listed below are items related to People's Republic of China - Macao Special Administrative Region.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-12-29): Event: On January 5, at 12:01 ET, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will require a negative COVID-19 test result (taken within two days of departure) or proof of recovery from the virus (within the last 90 days) for all travelers aged two years and older to the United States on flights originating from the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau. This requirement also applies to individuals boarding a flight to the United States from Incheon International Airport, Vancouver International Airport, or Toronto Pearson International Airport who have been in the PRC, including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong or Macau, within the past ten days. [...] If you are uncertain whether this requirement applies to you and you have recently traveled to the PRC, including Hong Kong SAR or Macau SAR, you are encouraged to take a COVID-19 viral test within two days of boarding a flight to the United States. [...] Visit the U.S. Embassy Beijing webpage on COVID-19 for information on conditions in The People’s Republic of China. COVID-19 Information – U.S. Embassy & Consulates in China (usembassy-china.org.cn). Visit the U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong & Macau’s webpage on Covid-19 for information on Hong Kong and Macau.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-03-01): "(1) The continued economic prosperity of Macau furthers United States interests in the People's Republic of China and Asia. [...] "(2) significant developments related to the change in the exercise of sovereignty over Macau affecting United States interests in Macau or United States relations with Macau and the People's Republic of China; [...] "(4) compliance by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Republic of Portugal with their obligations under the Joint Declaration; and "(5) the nature and extent of Macau's participation in multilateral forums.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-01-01): In 1988, disater relief and community development projects were carried out in mainland China. In 1999, Lieutenant Sara Tam pioneered work in the Special Administrative Region of Maucau. The Salvation Army was officially registered as the Salvation Army (Macau) in July 1999 and work commenced in September 1999. In 2017, The Salvation Army Hong Kong was officially registered in both Kunming, Yunnan and Chengdu, Sichaun (China) as an INGO. Regions included in the territory Hong Kong and Macau (Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China) and Mainland China Languages in which the gospel is preached Cantonese, English, Filipino, Putonghua Periodicals Army Scene, The War Cry [...] Territorial Headquarters 11 Wing Sing Lane
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Reconsider travel to the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) due to a limited ability to provide emergency consular services. Exercise increased caution when traveling to the Macau SAR due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. [...] Summary: The U.S. government has a limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in the Macau SAR due to People’s Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel restrictions on U.S. diplomatic personnel. Even in an emergency, the PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs requires all U.S. diplomatic personnel, including those accredited to the Macau SAR, to apply for and receive visas before entering the Macau SAR. Approval takes at least five to seven days, significantly limiting the U.S. government’s ability to offer timely consular services in the Macau SAR.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-07): HomeReportsBureau of CounterterrorismCountry Reports on Terrorism 2022…People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong and Macau) Country Reports on Terrorism 2022: People’s Republic of China (Hong Kong and Macau) People's Republic of China (Hong Kong and Macau)
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2004-02-01): USTR's Office of China, Mongolia and Taiwan Affairs is responsible for managing the formulation and implementation of U.S. trade policy for the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macao, Mongolia and Taiwan, with the goal of increasing access for U.S. products and services in these markets and ensuring that World Trade Organization (WTO) and bilateral commitments are enforced. [...] Hong Kong is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It operates as a separate customs territory. Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It operates as a separate customs territory.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2003-01-04): Macau's status since reverting to PRC sovereignty in December 1999 is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, Macau's constitution promulgated by China's National People's Congress (NPC) in March 1993. The Joint Declaration and the Basic Law specify that Macau's social and economic system, lifestyle, rights, and freedoms are to remain unchanged for at least 50 years. Under the concept of "one country, two systems" articulated in these documents, Macau enjoys a high degree of autonomy except in defense and foreign affairs. Macau officials, rather than PRC officials, run Macau through the exercise of separate executive, legislative, and judicial powers. Macau maintains its own separate currency, customs territory, immigration and border controls, and police force.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2015-01-01): Macau, the oldest permanent European settlement in Asia, was returned to China on December 20, 1999. The Portuguese established this port on the southeastern coast of China at the mouth of the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River) in 1557, when they were the dominant power in European trade with Asia. Portugal continued its presence in Macau for more than four hundred years. In December 1887, after a series of negotiations between Portugal and China about Macau's sovereignty, a protocol was agreed upon which recognized Portugal's occupation and governing of Macau. Following Portugal's Revolution of 1974 and China's development of a reunification strategy, the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Portugal issued the Joint Declaration on the Question of Macau on April 13, 1987. This declaration stated that on December 20, 1999, China would resume its exercise of sovereignty in Macau. Now known as the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, Macau consists of the city of Macau on a small peninsula of the Chinese mainland and the two small islands of Taipa and Colôane, which are connected by a causeway. The entire area of this administrative region is twenty-one square kilometers, which is about 0.1 the size of Washington, D.C. As of July 2001, Macau had an estimated population of about 454,000.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Formerly a Portuguese colony, the territory of Portuguese Macau was first leased to Portugal by the Ming dynasty as a trading post in 1557. Portugal paid an annual rent and administered the territory under Chinese sovereignty until 1887. Portugal later gained perpetual colonial rights in the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking. The colony remained under Portuguese rule until the 1999 handover to China. Macau is a special administrative region of China, which maintains separate governing and economic systems from those of mainland China under the principle of "one country, two systems".[12] The unique blend of Portuguese and Chinese architecture in the city's historic centre has resulted in its inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2005.[13] [...] Government and politics [edit]Macau is a special administrative region of China, with executive, legislative, and judicial powers devolved from the national government.[62] The Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration provided for economic and administrative continuity through the handover, resulting in an executive-led governing system largely inherited from the territory's history as a Portuguese colony.[63] Under these terms and the "one country, two systems" principle, the Basic Law of Macao is the regional constitution.[64] Because negotiations for the Joint Declaration and Basic Law began after transitional arrangements for Hong Kong were made, Macau's structure of government is very similar to Hong Kong's.[65]
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-03-09): The Macao Special Administrative Region (Macau or Macao, simplified Chinese: 澳门; traditional Chinese: 澳門; pinyin: Aomen; Jyutping: Ou Mun) is one of China's two Special Administrative Regions. (The other one is Hong Kong). Macau is a small city in the southern coast in China. Like Hong Kong, Macau also has a large amount of autonomy, with its own passport, currency, economic rules, and constitution. [...] Macau is the only part of China where gambling is legal. Many of the customers of casinos are wealthy Chinese. [...] References [change | change source]- ↑ As reflected in the Chinese text of the Macau emblem, the text of the Macao Basic Law Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, and the Macao Government Website Archived 2012-06-29 at the Wayback Machine, the full name of the territory is the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. Although the convention of "Macao Special Administrative Region", "Macao" and "Macau" can also be used.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-12-20): Macau: China's other 'one country, two systems' region - Published [...] Macau is a small but important port city on the south coast of China, just south of Guangzhou and about 65km from Hong Kong. [...] "Macau is no trouble for China. It is basically doing whatever the Chinese government wants to be done," he said.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-06-05): Following the 1839–42 First Opium War Portugal gained control of Taipa and Coloane in 1851 and 1864 respectively. In December 1887, the Qing Dynasty and Portuguese governments agreed to the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Amity and Commerce which gave Portugal perpetual occupation and government of Macau. After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, the Beijing government abrogated the Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Amity and Commerce on the basis that it was invalid as an unequal treaty imposed by foreigners on China. Negotiations regarding Macau, however, did not start until 1976. In 1979, Macau became defined as "a Chinese territory under temporary Portuguese administration". In 1988, Portugal and China signed the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration making Macau a special administrative region of China. China took formal sovereignty over Macau on 20 December 1999 under the policy of "one country, two systems" in which the People’s Republic of China oversees Macau’s international relations and defense while allowing Macau a large degree of political, its legal framework is based largely on Portuguese law. This was an important moment for China as it marked the last of the foreign occupied ‘concessions’ to be returned to mainland control.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in 1999. China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the subsequent 50 years. [...] Cantonese 81%, Mandarin 4.7%, other Chinese dialects 5.4%, English 3.6%, Tagalog 2.9%, Portuguese 0.6%, other 1.8%; note - Chinese and Portuguese are official languages; Macanese, a Portuguese-based Creole, is also spoken (2021 est.) [...] Exchange rates patacas (MOP) per US dollar -
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2018-05-21): Macao is one of two special administrative regions of the People’s Republic of China (the other is Hong Kong). It is located on the southeastern coast of China on the Pearl River estuary. The Macao Special Administrative Region comprises the Macao Peninsula, which extends from Guangdong province to the islands of Taipa and Colôane; the islands are connected to the mainland by bridges. [...] Macao is governed as a special administrative region of the People’s Republic of China. It is directly under the authority of China’s central government, which controls defense and foreign policy matters, but has a high degree of independence in its economic and political affairs. Macao’s relationship with China and its governmental structure are outlined in the Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Region, which was adopted in 1999. [...] Macao (also Macau), a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China, occupies a small, hilly peninsula located on the west shore of the Pearl River (or Zhujiang River) on the southeast coast of China. Originally less than 15 square kilometers (5.8 square miles), the peninsula and the adjacent islands of Taipa and Colôane have expanded by land reclamation since the early twentieth century to 27 square kilometers (10.4 square miles). The population in 2004 was approximately 460,000, 95 percent comprising Chinese immigrants from the South China provinces, plus a small number of perhaps no more than 5,000 Macanese, the mixed-blood descendants of early Portuguese unions with Asian peoples.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-17): Macau is a special administrative region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. It was leased to Portugal in 1557 as a trading post in exchange for a symbolic annual rent of 500 tael. Despite remaining under Chinese sovereignty and authority, the Portuguese came to consider and administer Macau as a de facto colony. Following the signing of the Treaty of Nanking between China and Britain in 1842, and the signing of treaties between China and foreign powers during the 1860s, establishing the benefit of "the most favoured nation" for them, the Portuguese attempted to conclude a similar treaty in 1862, but the Chinese refused, owing to a misunderstanding over the sovereignty of Macau. In 1887 the Portuguese finally managed to secure an agreement from China that Macau was Portuguese territory.[1] In 1999 it was handed over to China. Macau was the last extant European territory in continental Asia. [...] Historical records show that Macao has been Chinese territory since long ago. When Qinshihuang (the first emperor of the Qin dynasty) unified China in 221 BC, Macao came under the jurisdiction of Panyu County, Nanhai Prefecture. Administratively, it was part of Dongguan Prefecture in the Jin dynasty (AD 266–420), then Nanhai County during the Sui dynasty (AD 581–618), and Dongguan County in the Tang dynasty (AD 618–907). In 1152, during the Southern Song dynasty, the Guangdong administration joined the coastal areas of Nanhai, Panyu, Xinhui and Dongguan Counties to establish Xiangshan County, thus bringing Macao under its jurisdiction.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2022-02-07): Macau (traditional Chinese: 澳門 simplified Chinese: 澳门) is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Located across the Pearl River estuary from Hong Kong, Macau was until 1999 an overseas territory of Portugal. One of the world's most densely populated spots, Macau generates more revenue from gambling than anywhere else on the planet, including more than seven times the revenue generated by "The Strip" in Las Vegas. [...] Macau has a separate immigration regime from mainland China and Hong Kong. All travelers from mainland China and Hong Kong and all foreign countries have to go through immigration and customs checks on arrival in Macau. Therefore, if you want to reenter Mainland China from Macau, you will have to re-apply for another Chinese visa unless your existing one is a multiple entry visa. While Hong Kong and likewise Macau are officially part of the People's Republic of China, don't let this cause confusion, as they are still designated as SAR or Special Administrative Regions operating under their own immigration controls, currencies and autonomous governments. Furthermore, an entry permit to Hong Kong is not valid in Macau and vice versa. [...] Use caution with US carriers offering overseas plans, as Macau is considered a separate country from China or Hong Kong. Some plans, such as Verizon's TravelPass, do not include Macau.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-11-07): No. Macau is a Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). On December 20, 1999, Macau ended its history of some four and a half centuries of Portuguese colonial rule. It then began a new era following in the footsteps of its sister city Hong Kong (HKSAR), whose sovereignty was returned to China in mid-1997 two years prior. [...] Technically, no. Macau began as a tiny peninsula with two adjoining islands on the southern coast of China. Macau and China share a border to the north, where the territory crosses over to the mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai. During the turn of the 21st Century, the little territory of 450,000 people expanded in size through land reclamation. It grew in area from 10.28 sq km (3.97 sq miles) to 32.9 sq km (12.7 sq mi). [...] It’s "Macau" in colloquial English and Portuguese, official Macau languages. However, its official name uses the old Portuguese spelling "Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China".
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-29): Portuguese ships began arriving in 1513. In the 1550s, Portuguese paying tribute to China settled in Macau, which became the official entrepôt for all international trade with China and Japan and the first European settlement in the Far East. The first governor was appointed in the 17th century, but the Portuguese remained largely under the control of the Chinese. In the 1930s and ’40s Macau was declared a neutral territory during the Sino-Japanese War and World War II and became a refuge for both Chinese and Europeans. Portugal officially made Macau an overseas province in 1951. In April 1987, Portugal and China reached an agreement to return Macau to Chinese rule in 1999, using the Hong Kong Joint Declaration between China and the UK as a model. In this agreement, China promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's political and economic system would not be imposed on Macau, and that Macau would enjoy a "high degree of autonomy" in all matters except foreign affairs and defense for the next 50 years. However, after China's multi-year crackdown against the pro-democracy movement in nearby Hong Kong, the governments of China and the Macau Special Administrative Region worked to limit Macau's political autonomy by suppressing opposition activity in the 2021 legislative elections. [...] Constitution history: previous 1976 (Organic Statute of Macau, under Portuguese authority); latest adopted 31 March 1993, effective 20 December 1999 (Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China serves as Macau's constitution)
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-12-20): Macau: China's other 'one country, two systems' region [...] Macau is a small but important port city on the south coast of China, just south of Guangzhou and about 65km from Hong Kong. [...] "Macau is no trouble for China. It is basically doing whatever the Chinese government wants to be done," he said.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-11-17): Tiny Macau, a special administrative region of China, has seen its low-key colonial character give way to massive commercial and tourist development. [...] MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: FACTS [...] 1999 - Macau becomes a special administrative region under Chinese sovereignty.