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The article discusses the history of the Portuguese colonial possession of Macao, given to Portugal in 1557 by China during the Ming dynasty. Topics considered include Portugal's early modern commerce with India, explorer Vasco de Gama, and Portugal's silk trade between China and Japan. The efforts of Jesuit missionaries such as Saint Francis Xavier and father Matteo Ricci in Japan, China, and Macao are detailed. The impact of the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company on Portugal's Asian trade routes is considered.

The article offers the author's perspective regarding the future of China. The author talks about the dominance of China in the Central Asia, and the reconquest effort of the nation to the region. He explores the effects of China's diplomatic relations with Europe and the U.S. on the cultivation of the progressive arts and sciences. He also discusses the economic and political crises in China, as well as the conflict with its relationship with Russia.