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Trade Reestablishment
- When
- 1554
- Where
- China
Luso-Canton trade relations were formally reestablished in 1554, paving the way for subsequent settlement negotiations.
The Portuguese returned to China peacefully and presented themselves under the name Portuguese in the Luso-Chinese agreement of 1554. This formal reestablishment of trade relations preceded the acquisition of the permanent lease for Macau.
Sources
- Macau Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13
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