copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Kutuzov Island is a territory of Russia (Kutuzov Island, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-09-17): Mikhail Kutuzov’s name is synonymous with the Russian army’s defeat of Napoleon’s ill-fated 1812 campaign, especially for those who have read Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace. Born in St Petersburg in 1747 (it had been received wisdom that he was born in 1745), Kutuzov had spent most of his military career fighting against the Ottomans serving under famed generals Pyotr Rumyantsev and Alexander Suvorov. During these campaigns he suffered two near-fatal head wounds (in 1774 and 1788) which disfigured his right eye. Kutuzov regarded his miraculous survival on both occasions as a sign that his life was being preserved to accomplish a great deed. Kutuzov was well-regarded by Suvorov, who referred to him as his 'right arm.' Kutuzov led a column during the storming of the Ottoman fortress of Izmail in 1790.
Claim: Kutuzov Island is a territory of Russia (Kutuzov Island, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-06-08): Stanislav Kutuzov, Michel Legrand, Susanne Preunkert, Patrick Ginot, Vladimir Mikhalenko, Karim Shukurov, Aleksei Poliukhov, and Pavel Toropov [...] Taratutin, A. A.: Inundations on the territory of the Russian Federation, Publishing house RosNIIVH, Ekaterinburg, 376 pp., 2000. [...] Inundations on the Black Sea coast of the Krasnodar territory of the Russian Federation were...
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Macau[e] or Macao[f] is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. With a population of about 710,000 people[11] and a land area of 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi), it is the most densely populated region in the world. [...] 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 People's 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 People's 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 People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-02-24): Macau is a Special Administrative Region of China with an area of 115.4 sq. km. As observed on the physical map of Maco, the region comprises of a peninsula attached to mainland Asia and the islands of Coloane and Taipa in the South China Sea. [...] Macau is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China. It has seven parishes for symbolic reasons only. These are: Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Santo António, São Lázaro, Sé, São Lourenço, Nossa Senhora do Carmo, and São Francisco Xavier. [...] Macao, formally known as the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, is the world's most densely populated region. It is located on the western Pearl River Delta along the coast of the South China Sea in Southeast Asia. Hong Kong is located to the east of Macao. The South China Sea bounds it to the south and east while the Zhuhai city of Guandong, China, borders Macao to the north and west.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-05): Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on 20 December 1999. 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 subsequent 50 years. However, following a multi-year crackdown by China against a pro-democracy movement in nearby Hong Kong, the governments of China and the Macao Special Administrative Region similarly worked to limit Macao'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) amendments: proposed by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC), the People’s Republic of China State Council, and the Macau Special Administrative Region; submittal of proposals to the NPC requires two-thirds majority vote by the Legislative Assembly of Macau, approval by two thirds of Macau's deputies to the NPC, and consent of the Macau chief executive; final passage requires approval by the NPC; amended 2005, 2012
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-19): Macau, also spelled Macao, is a tiny Chinese territory that is about 30 square kilometers in size. It is a fusion of East and West in lifestyles, architecture, and food. Known for its huge casinos and being the world's top gambling city, it boasts some popular attractions for tourists to visit. Macau is a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Located on the southeast coast of China, it borders Guangdong Province of Chinese mainland to the north. It is about 60 kilometers (37 miles) to the southwest of Hong Kong. [...] Macau consists of the Macau Peninsula itself and the islands of Taipa and Coloane, which are now connected by landfill forming the Cotai strip.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's 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 People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-26): - Hong Kong, formerly a British colony - Macau, formerly a Portuguese colony - Territories administered by the Republic of China (ROC), including the island of Taiwan and the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, along with the Kinmen and Matsu islands off the coast of Fujian. [...] Hong Kong and Macau [edit]Hong Kong and Macau are both territories of the PRC. However, due to the One Country, Two Systems policy, the two regions maintain a degree of autonomy, hence they are not governed as part of mainland China.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2021-07-20): Macau is the other Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China. Like Hong Kong, Macau was formerly a European colony, though it was not the British that controlled it, but the Portuguese. In 1557, Portuguese sailors arrived in Macau for the first time. In 1582, Portugal signed a land lease with China, formally bringing Macau under Portuguese control. From then on, the city became a thriving trading port. By the mid-19th century, however, trade was on the decline, especially after China ceded Hong Kong to the British, and larger ships began taking advantage of Hong Kong’s deep-water port. To help reverse Macau’s decline, Portugal made it a free port, and declared it a Portuguese colony independent of China. But the most fundamental period of Macau’s economic development came after it was ceded back to Chinese control in 1999.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-27): At present, there are two SARs established by the Constitution: Hong Kong and Macau. These former British and Portuguese territories were transferred to China in 1997 and 1999, following the Sino-British and Sino-Portuguese Joint Declarations signed in 1984 and 1987, respectively.[8] Pursuant to their Joint Declarations, which are binding inter-state treaties registered with the United Nations, and their Basic laws, the Chinese SARs "shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy".[9] Generally, the two SARs are not considered to constitute a part of mainland China, by both SAR and mainland Chinese authorities. [...] - Macao SAR passport (for Macau permanent residents with Chinese citizenship only) [...] - ^ Administrative divisions of the People's Republic of China (中华人民共和国行政区划; Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Xíngzhèng Qūhuà), 15 June 2005, archived from the original on 23 July 2010, retrieved 5 June 2010 - ^ Chapter II: Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Article 12, archived from the original on 29 July 2010, retrieved 5 June 2010 - ^ Chapter II Relationship between the Central Authorities and the Macau Special Administrative Region, Article 12, archived from the original on 5 February 2012, retrieved 5 June 2010 - ^ Lauterpacht, Elihu. Greenwood, C. J. [1999] (1999). International Law Reports Volume 114 of International Law Reports Set Complete set. Cambridge University Press, 1999. ISBN 0521642442, 9780521642446. p 394.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Before it became a special administrative region of China in 1999, Macau followed the colonial constitution promulgated in 1976; it was administered by a governor, who in agreement with the Legislative Assembly was appointed by the Portuguese president. With the transfer of sovereignty over the territory to China, the Basic Law of the Macau Special Administrative Region, which outlined a policy of "one country, two systems," went into effect. For a period of 50 years, Macau will thus retain its capitalist economy and some political autonomy, but foreign policy and defense matters will remain under Chinese administration.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's 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 People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-12-20): Macau, a tiny former Portuguese colony, is marking the 20th anniversary of its return to China. [...] 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 People's 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.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-27): 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 next 50 years. [...] Chinese 89.4%, Chinese and Portuguese 1%, Portuguese 0.8%, Chinese and non-Portuguese 0.2%, Portuguese and others 0.2%, other 8.5% (2021 est.) [...] Government type executive-led limited democracy; a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's 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 People's 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 People's 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 People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1996-03-07): Preface After 450 years of Portuguese colonial administration, Macau became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on December 20, 1999. Macau's status since reverting to Chinese sovereignty is defined in the Sino-Portuguese Joint Declaration (1987) and the Basic Law, the SAR's mini-constitution promulgated by China's National People's Congress (NPC) in March 1993. Under the concept of "One Country Two Systems" articulated in these documents, Macau is promised a high degree of autonomy except in defense and foreign affairs. As stipulated in the Joint Declaration and the Basic Law, Macau officials, rather than officials from the Central Government of the PRC, run Macau through the exercise of separate executive, legislative, and judicial powers. Macau will maintain its own separate currency, customs territory, immigration and border controls, and police force. 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.
Claim: Macau is a territory of People's Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-01-25): · Expanding license requirements for semiconductor manufacturing equipment to apply to additional countries beyond the PRC and Macau, to 21 other countries for which the U.S. maintains an arms embargoes. [...] The AC/S IFR retains the licensing requirements for the PRC (including Hong Kong and Macau) imposed in the October 7, 2022, rule and makes several updates: [...] · Establishes a worldwide licensing requirement for any company that is headquartered in Macau or a destination subject to the U.S. arms embargo (including the PRC), or whose ultimate parent company is headquartered in those countries, to prevent firms from countries of concern from securing controlled chips through their foreign subsidiaries and branches.