Editorial

There is no doubt that the 20th Congress conferred special status on Xi Jinping. At 69 years old, he is advancing to a third term and some say that, given his choices for the Standing Committee, he is already thinking about the fourth. Structural changes were expected…

You have to read the CCP Congress messages well, says Ho Iat Seng. I agree. I fear that, today, we have different readings. The message speaks of deepening autonomy, economic recovery and attracting foreign investment. For now, it seems not to be heard in Praia Grande.

The Executive Board concluded the discussion of the proposed law entitled Legal framework for the creation and issuance of money. The diploma in force is more than 27 years old and, as such, there is a need to better articulate it with the economic environment and legal…

There is a serious problem with the demonization of China. The truth is that the United States regains the submission of Europe, sells weapons everywhere and the dollar soars. Biden heads into the inevitable recession much better than Trump had left him. But we Europeans…

The winds of change are contradictory. When Portuguese-speaking cadres leave Macau, it is said that the new power does not want them. But when they are hired for teaching, or the few services with margin to recruit, the thesis loses rationale. The tense atmosphere and…

To understand what shapes the international geopolitical context is to understand the fears of the powers that triggered it. Although fears are real, it is the actions taken to avoid them that make them inevitable. The United States has long established its hegemony in the…

This Golden Week was carefully prepared, with the authorities avoiding launching excessive forecasts and expectations, which later always proved to be out of step with the harsh reality of Macau. Apparently, these precautions paid off, as the daily average of visitors…

Thucydides’ Trap is a concept created by Graham T. Allison, which mirrors the tendency towards war when an emerging power threatens to replace the dominant power – as between Athens and Sparta. Xi Jinping assures that this will not happen, explaining to the United…

On the way to internationalization, Hong Kong says goodbye to the quarantine and makes a strategy that allows it to open up to the world. A change that, when supported by Beijing, predicts a turning point in current politics at the national level. To end this tough chapter…

Who would have imagined, half a dozen years ago, that the world would be experiencing accelerated inflation today, in an endless “war” against Covid-19 and the invasion of Ukraine, exposing the illusion of stability raised by the fall of the Berlin Wall. The worst…