Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking
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Sino-Portuguese Treaty of Peking signed December 1, 1887, was a trade treaty signed between Portugal
and Qing dynasty
China
.
. An envoy was sent from Portugal to China. The protocol was signed by Sun Xuwen from Chinese side and Tomás de Sousa Rosa from the Portugal one on December 1, 1887.
was surrendered to Portugal. In the Chinese interpretation, only administrative rights were transferred. Macau territory was returned to Chinese rule
on December 20, 1999.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
and Qing dynasty
Qing Dynasty
The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming Dynasty and followed by the Republic of China....
China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.
Signing
On 13 August 1862 an attempt was made between China and Portugal to sign a trade treaty in Tientsin. If the treaty was not ratified in 2 years, it would become null. In 1864 the treaty did become null. Portugal did not get another chance to sign the second article of the treaty until March 26, 1887 in LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. An envoy was sent from Portugal to China. The protocol was signed by Sun Xuwen from Chinese side and Tomás de Sousa Rosa from the Portugal one on December 1, 1887.
Interpretations
In the Portuguese interpretation, sovereignty over MacauMacau
Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China...
was surrendered to Portugal. In the Chinese interpretation, only administrative rights were transferred. Macau territory was returned to Chinese rule
Transfer of sovereignty of Macau
The transfer of sovereignty of Macau from the Portuguese Republic to the People's Republic of China occurred on 20 December 1999. Portuguese merchants settled in Macau and governed themselves since the time of the Ming Dynasty , first establishing a foothold in 1535, though Portugal's involvement...
on December 20, 1999.