The Presence of China and the Chinese Diaspora in Portugal and Portuguese-Speaking Territories

Download or read book The Presence of China and the Chinese Diaspora in Portugal and Portuguese-Speaking Territories written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-09-06 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together works by specialists from various areas of the social sciences to reflect on the presence of China in Portugal and in Portuguese-speaking territories. From the first Chinese coolies that migrated to the former Portuguese colonies more than 100 years ago, to the current investments along the Belt and Road Initiative, we take the pulse of this historic, social, political and economic presence and flows, that continues to renew and reinvent itself in the face of the challenges of contemporaneity.