I am about to embark on a trip to Hong Kong and Macau, where I will attend a conference hosted by the University of St. Joseph's International Conference Organized by the Center for African Research and Development Studies. The conference title is "China-Africa: New Types of Exchange, Cultural Identity and Emerging Relations in a Globalized World". http://www.usj.edu.mo/?what-new&col=6&id=14
I will present my paper "China's African Policy and its Application in Tanzania" next week! Very excited.
Macau is a very interesting place as it is a Special Autonomous Region (SAR) in China (just like Hong Kong), which means that it is somewhat independent but still part of China. Unlike Hong Kong, however, Macau used to be a Portuguese colony, so it has major ties to Angola and Mozambique (also former Portuguese colonies) and one of its official languages is Portuguese. Very interesting - check out Macau on wikipedia for more information.
Stay tuned...
