Giorgio Sinedino, a prominent Brazilian sinologist based in Macao, grew up reading about China in his father’s library. Here’s how he turned his childhood fascination into an award-winning career helping the Portuguese-speaking world better understand Chinese philosophy and culture.
China’s growing investments in Cabo Verde are evident in the everyday lives of the West African nation’s citizens. From safer streets and a modern maternity hospital, to the increasingly sustainable ways in which electricity is generated.
By leveraging its unique positions both in China and the Portuguese-speaking world, the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) can achieve sustainable diversification while contributing to broader goals of national development.
With formal relations stretching back more than 50 years, China and Guinea-Bissau recently upgraded their alliance to a strategic partnership. Fisheries and rice production are at the heart of this fruitful collaboration, viewed as an example of Beijing’s commitment to economic cooperation with Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa.
Half a century into their diplomatic relationship, the two countries have agreed to step up their collaboration in trade, technology and leadership of the Global South. President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Brazil in November not only resulted in more than three dozen cooperation agreements being signed, but signalled a shift in the balance of power within emerging economies – solidifying a shared vision for greater influence on the world stage.
Performers, exhibitors and chefs from Portuguese-speaking countries and regions around the world converge in Macao come this time of the year, in a multifaceted celebration of all things Luso. From music and art to food and film, the city’s end of year cultural festivals always impress.
The Timorese ambassador to China Loro Horta explains how Timor-Leste’s budding partnership with China has the potential to dramatically transform the tiny Southeast Asian nation’s fortunes. As a Portuguese-speaking country, Timor-Leste is a member of Forum Macao – which serves as a platform for Sino-Lusophone relations.
Angola’s first and only World Heritage site was once the capital of the Kingdom of Kongo, a historic civilization considered pivotal to Africa’s development. Could the ruined city of Mbanza Kongo – and its more than 600 years of history – help kickstart the country’s fledgling tourism industry?
China and Portugal are cooperating on a large number of transportation related projects, including the fact that Chinese-made trams are about to start ferrying passengers around Porto. Such projects bode well for the countries’ 45th anniversary of bilateral relations, set to take place this year.
Off the coast of Timor-Leste, this hidden gem is a former prison that’s home to legends, cultural richness and some of the most biodiverse waters in the world.