The end of Portuguese lawyers in Macau is cause for social alarm because it signals the end of an era: of an idea of an open and international city; of …
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The victory of the Democratic Alliance, by just two more lawmakers than the Socialist Party, opens up a governance dilemma: even with the support of the Liberal Initiative, to become…
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I remember well the first time I heard about administrative reform. Edmund Ho was in his first term as Chief Executive and spoke about public servants as if he had…
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We talk less and less in this city. In public, in cafés, in newspapers, in offices, in meetings... you can understand the reasons, but we need to get the talking…
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The end-of-year speeches by both Xi Jinping and Macau's Chief Executive didn't bring much news, with both opting for self-praise on economic development, focusing on the post-Covid recovery and the…
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The game's revenue, which this year will be around 180 billion patacas, far exceeds the projection put forward by the Executive at the beginning of the year: 130 billion. It…
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The meeting between Xi Jinping and Joe Biden surprised many people. But more than desirable, it was inevitable. The United States and China are - and will be - adversaries,…
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As if the drama that is plaguing Ukraine were not enough, Israel's reaction to the vile attack by Hamas - which would not have been expected - re-raises the specter…
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Portuguese diplomacy is trying to negotiate greater openness from the Macau authorities in issuing Resident Identity Cards. It is clear that Chinese political culture does not like fuss and that…
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More nationalist, less progressive… yet Macau remains an open city, including American casinos and special relations with Portuguese-speaking countries. There are always unrecognized merits and criticisms to be made in…