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The cities of Macao and Hong Kong were the last remaining settlements on the Chinese coast to be controlled from Europe. Their lengthy colonial status came to an end at the end of the last century. When they were returned to China, it was agreed that the capitalist economy would be maintained there, but such clear guarantees are not in place with regard to democracy and human rights. Agreements of this nature are characteristic of developments in present-day China, where the heirs to the Communist Party remained in power, allowing no political opposition and, from their protective position of power monopoly, fostering the re-establishment of capitalism. Predictably, European agreements to return areas to China would lead to the departure of inhabitants who had meanwhile developed European expectations of democracy. These people can no longer return to Portugal or Great Britain legally, and if they do arrive there, they are treated as criminals. An agreement with China and other dictatorially governed states to have refugees back solves nothing. Unfortunately, it does appear once again that the chasing away of refugees and the expectation of benefit by economic relations with dictator states are more important to Europe than the much-trumpeted protection of democracy and human rights."@en1
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