It has been almost a decade now since China regained control of Macau, but the city’s present and future crops up in news coverage much less than Hong Kong, another reclaimed colony. We’re delighted, then, to be able to run this piece about Macau ... ...full story at China Beat
from China Beat on Tue, Aug 11 2009
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YouTube video Macau is a former Portuguese colony situated 60 kilometres (37 mi) southwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometres (90 mi) from Guangzhou.
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