How come we never hear about it in the anglo press the same way we do about Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.?

  • usernamesaredifficul [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    The Portuguese had actually been trying to give the island back to China for years until the British handover of Hong Kong at which point they went to the Chinese and said if you're taking Hong Kong you have to take Macau.

    Now Macau is convenient for China as it allows the tax revenue from gambling but the crime from gambling doesn't spill over to the mainland much

    • Shoegazer [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Now Macau is convenient for China as it allows the tax revenue from gambling but the crime from gambling doesn’t spill over to the mainland much

      Here’s hoping for a Macau Fidel Castro to take back the island

      • SerLava [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        Monkeys paw, it ends up being a brand new Michael Brooks impression of right-wing Fidel Castro