copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2020-04-06): 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. [...] 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) [...] Since opening up its locally-controlled casino industry to foreign competition in 2001, Macau has attracted tens of billions of dollars in foreign investment, transforming the territory into one of the world's largest gaming centers. Macau's gaming and tourism businesses were fueled by China's decision to relax travel restrictions on Chinese citizens wishing to visit Macau. In 2016, Macau's gaming-related taxes accounted for more than 76% of total government revenue.
Claim: Macau is a territory of 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.) [...] head of government: Chief Executive HO lat Seng (since 20 December 2019)
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (1999-12-20): Macau[lower-alpha 5] or Macao[lower-alpha 6] 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. [...] 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 (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 Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-03-25): b. The People’s Republic of China exercises sovereignty over Hong Kong and Macau, but Hong Kong and Macau are able to exercise a high degree of autonomy and enjoy executive, legislative and independent judicial power, including that of final adjudication. CHINA and the city of birth option are not available. If an applicant born in Hong Kong or Macau presents a passport listing either CHINA or the city of birth, you must: [...] d. Effective December 20, 1999, Macau became a SAR of the People's Republic of China. The place of birth for Macau, regardless of the date the birth occurred, must be MACAU SAR.
Claim: Macau is a territory of 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 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) through its policies, the United States should contribute to Macau's ability to maintain a high degree of autonomy in matters other than defense and foreign affairs as promised by the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Portugal in the Joint Declaration, particularly with respect to such matters as trade, commerce, law enforcement, finance, monetary policy, aviation, shipping, communications, tourism, cultural affairs, sports, and participation in international organizations, consistent with the national security and other interests of the United States; and "(3) the United States should actively seek to establish and expand direct bilateral ties and agreements with Macau in economic, trade, financial, monetary, mutual legal assistance, law enforcement, communication, transportation, and other appropriate areas. [...] "(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;
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2019-05-22): 14 May 2019 30 September 1999 [...] 15 August 1980 10 July 1997 8 November 2004 26 September 2018 25 January 2019 [...] Portugal 26 October 1990 7 September 2018
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2009-01-20): PEOPLE Macau's population is 95% Chinese, primarily Cantonese and some Hakka, both from nearby Guangdong Province. The remainder are of Portuguese or mixed Chinese-Portuguese ancestry. The official languages are Portuguese and Chinese (Cantonese). English is spoken in tourist areas. Macau has only one university (University of Macau); most of its 7,700 students are from Hong Kong. [...] Portugal and China established diplomatic relations in 1979. A year later, Gen. Melo Egidio became the first Governor of Macau to visit China. The visit underscored both parties' interest in finding a mutually agreeable solution to Macau's status; negotiations began in 1985, a year after the signing of the Sino-U.K. agreement returning Hong Kong to China in 1997. The result was a 1987 agreement returning Macau to Chinese sovereignty as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on December 20, 1999. [...] The legal system is based largely on Portuguese law. The territory has its own independent judicial system, with a high court. Judges are selected by a committee and appointed by the chief executive. Foreign judges may serve on the courts. In July 1999 the chief executive appointed a seven-person committee to select judges for the SAR. Twenty-four judges were recommended by the committee and were then appointed by Mr. Ho. Included are three judges who serve on the Macau SAR's highest court, the Court of Final Appeal (CFA): 39-year-old Sam Hou Fai (who will be chief justice), 32-year-old Chu Kin, and the 46-year-old Viriato Manuel Pinhiero de Lima.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2016-09-01): Macau Special Administrative Region of People’s Republic of China Jurisdiction [...] The Portuguese arrived in Macau in the year 1557 and settled in the territory for nearly 500 years. After an initial period of mixed Chinese-Portuguese jurisdiction from 1557 to 1849, there was a colonial period between 1849 and 1974. A post-colonial period followed, in which Macau was under Portuguese administration until the end of 1999, the year of its transfer of sovereignty to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Since December 20, 1999, Macau is a Special Administrative Region (MSAR) of the PRC. According to Article 31 of the PRC Constitution, "The State may establish special administrative regions when necessary. The systems to be instituted in special administrative regions shall be prescribed by law enacted by the National People’s Congress in the light of specific conditions." Similar to Hong Kong, Macau enjoys a high degree of autonomy from mainland China under the so-called principle of "one country, two systems."
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-02-12): Macau: The Basic Law of the Macao Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China - Document source: [...] Macao, including the Macao Peninsula, Taipa Island and Coloane Island, has been part of the territory of China since ancient times; it was gradually occupied by Portugal after the mid‑16th century. On 13 April 1987, the Chinese and Portuguese Governments signed the Joint Declaration on the Question of Macao, affirming that the Government of the People' s Republic of China will resume the exercise of sovereignty over Macao with effect from 20 December 1999, thus fulfilling the long‑cherished common aspiration of the Chinese people for the recovery of Macao. [...] The Macao Special Administrative Region is an inalienable part of the People's Republic of China.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-05-10): Short Term Visitors to Macau [...] U.S. Citizens visiting Macau for up to 30 days are not required to obtain visas. While other territories in the region require a passport with six months of validity remaining, Macau requires that your U.S. passport be valid for at least 30 days beyond your intended period of stay in Macau. Those wishing to stay in Macau more than 30 days must obtain visas from a Chinese Embassy or Consulate. Visitors are not permitted to study or work (whether paid or not). [...] No.26, Harbor Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong SAR
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2008-08-01): For several centuries until the last days of 1999, Macau has been effectively separated from China, and connected to Portugal, but as an autonomous entity. It has had many identities: a commercial outpost, a colony with special capacities, a territory artificially lumped together with other Portuguese possessions in Asia, a territory leased from China, a territory offered by China, and, ultimately, a "territory under (transitional) Portuguese Administration". Now Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (PRC) enjoying a "high degree of autonomy"1 as agreed in a bilateral international agreement and then detailed in a "para-constitution", the Macau Basic Law. [...] First of all, Macau is Chinese territory, and the government of the People's Republic of China has resumed the exercise of sovereignty over it. Sovereignty now resides solely in the Chinese state, both in its title and in its exercise,111 and the form of the autonomous entity is that of a special administrative region while the legal domestic document is a basic law enacted by the central authorities and not by the autonomous entity. Under such a framework, it is not possible for Macau to achieve formal federated status, even less for it to win independence.
Claim: Macau is a territory of Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-12-07): hide 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet) [...] Hong Kong | Macau | Tibet [...] Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and LaborBureau of East Asian and Pacific AffairsChina 2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: China (Includes Hong Kong, Macau, and Tibet)
Claim: Macau is a territory of 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 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 (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 Republic of China (Macau, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-01): Macau, special administrative region (Pinyin: tebie xingzhengqu; Wade-Giles romanization: t’e-pieh hsing-cheng-ch’ü) of China, on the country’s southern coast. Macau is located on the southwestern corner of the Pearl (Zhu) River (Chu Chiang) estuary (at the head of which is the port of Guangzhou [Canton]) and stands opposite the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is some 40 miles (60 km) away on the eastern side of the estuary. [...] 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 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: Natuna Islands is a territory of Republic of China (Natuna Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2023-08-05): The North Natuna Sea is part of Indonesia’s Riau Islands province, which includes the Batam and Bintan islands. Nestled in the southern part of the sea is the Natuna island cluster of at least 154 islets, home to about 80,000 people, most of whom are fishermen. The Natunas also falls within Indonesia’s 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which is based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) adopted in 1982 and ratified by more than 160 states, including Indonesia and China. Beijing, however, has claimed the Natunas as within its traditional fishing rights in the South China Sea, as demarcated by its U-shaped nine-dash line.
Claim: Natuna Islands is a territory of Republic of China (Natuna Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-03): Territorial disputes in the South China Sea involve conflicting island and maritime claims in the South China Sea made by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the People's Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan (Republic of China/ROC), and Vietnam. The disputes involve the islands, reefs, banks, and other features of the region, including the Spratly Islands, Paracel Islands, Scarborough Shoal, and various boundaries in the Gulf of Tonkin. The waters near the Indonesian Natuna Islands, which some regard as geographically part of the South China Sea, are disputed as well. [...] - Maritime boundary in waters north of the Natuna Islands between the PRC, Indonesia, Taiwan[citation needed] and Vietnam.[17]
Claim: Natuna Islands is a territory of Republic of China (Natuna Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-09-24): Parts of China's nine-dash line overlap Indonesia's exclusive economic zone near the Natuna islands. Indonesia believes China's claim over parts of the Natuna islands has no legal basis. In November 2015, Indonesia's security chief Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan said Indonesia could take China before an international court if Beijing's claim to the majority of the South China Sea and part of Indonesian territory is not resolved through dialogue.[40] [...] 人民日报：中国在南海断续线内的历史性权利不容妄议和否定 - ^ a b c "外交部「南海議題及南海和平倡議」講習會媒體提問紀要". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of China (Taiwan) (in Chinese). 8 April 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2021. 十一段線係出現於民國36年（1947年）12月1日由內政部公布之「南海諸島位置圖」 - ^ Wu, Shicun (2013). Solving Disputes for Regional Cooperation and Development in the South China Sea: A Chinese Perspective. Chandos Asian Studies Series. Elsevier Reed. ISBN 978-1780633558.
Claim: Natuna Islands is a territory of Republic of China (Natuna Islands, 2024-10-09)
Evidence (2024-10-04): Geography [edit]The Natuna Islands are a 272-island archipelago of Indonesia, located in the Natuna Sea[20][21] between Peninsular Malaysia to the west and Borneo to the east. They extend in a NNW direction for 300 km from Tanjung Api, the northwest extremity of Kalimantan/Borneo. The Natuna Sea itself is a section of the South China Sea. [...] The Natuna Islands is home to three species of non-human primates: the slow loris (Nycticebus coucang), the long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis), and the Natuna leaf monkey (a.k.a. Natuna pale-thighed surili, Presbytis natunae).[24][25] A small number of wild goats live on the island as well as sea birds. Over 360 species of bird have been recorded on the island.[26] [...] - ^ "Natuna Islands: Indonesia says no 'overlapping' South China Sea claims with China". ABC News. 22 June 2016.