THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程
This article argues that the so-called “Outer Harbour Project” of Macao (1922–1927), often treated as a local infrastructure initiative, must be reinterpreted as the outcome of transnational political disputes that connected the Chinese Revolution, the activities of the Comintern, and the internal r...
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| description | This article argues that the so-called “Outer Harbour Project” of Macao (1922–1927), often treated as a local infrastructure initiative, must be reinterpreted as the outcome of transnational political disputes that connected the Chinese Revolution, the activities of the Comintern, and the internal reorientation of the First Portuguese Republic. Based on the observation of the arrival in Macao, in 1922–1924, of two Portuguese figures with opposing ideological positions—Rodrigo Rodrigues, linked to the republican Left, and General Gomes da Costa, representing the conservative/military camp—the text argues that the port history of Macao functioned as a point of articulation between changes in Portugal and strategic transformations in South China.
Methodologically, the author articulates a political-institutional chronology (manifestos, revolutionary reorganizations, and official displacements), the reading of documentation, and the reconstruction of logistical connections (waterways of the Pearl River, railway links, and integration plans with the hinterland as far as Yunnan). The main conclusions show that Rodrigues promoted the launch of a decisive project to convert Macao from a silted “riverine backwater” into a competitive international port, deepening the channel and reconfiguring port areas, while the Comintern framework created after the Sun–Joffe manifesto in January 1923 provides the international political context that allows for an understanding of the broader dimension of Portuguese involvement. |
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| spelling | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 This article argues that the so-called “Outer Harbour Project” of Macao (1922–1927), often treated as a local infrastructure initiative, must be reinterpreted as the outcome of transnational political disputes that connected the Chinese Revolution, the activities of the Comintern, and the internal reorientation of the First Portuguese Republic. Based on the observation of the arrival in Macao, in 1922–1924, of two Portuguese figures with opposing ideological positions—Rodrigo Rodrigues, linked to the republican Left, and General Gomes da Costa, representing the conservative/military camp—the text argues that the port history of Macao functioned as a point of articulation between changes in Portugal and strategic transformations in South China. Methodologically, the author articulates a political-institutional chronology (manifestos, revolutionary reorganizations, and official displacements), the reading of documentation, and the reconstruction of logistical connections (waterways of the Pearl River, railway links, and integration plans with the hinterland as far as Yunnan). The main conclusions show that Rodrigues promoted the launch of a decisive project to convert Macao from a silted “riverine backwater” into a competitive international port, deepening the channel and reconfiguring port areas, while the Comintern framework created after the Sun–Joffe manifesto in January 1923 provides the international political context that allows for an understanding of the broader dimension of Portuguese involvement. Instituto Cultural de Macau Macau Review of Culture Articles 2014 Paul B. Spooner |
| spellingShingle | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 Paul B. Spooner |
| title | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_autocomplete | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_full | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_fullStr | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_full_unstemmed | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_short | THE INTERNATIONAL AND THE MACAO HARBOUR PROJECT OF 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
| title_sort | the international and the macao harbour project of 1922-1927共產國際與1922 ─ 1927年的澳門港口工程 |
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