Pro-Beijing camp (Macau)

Pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp (Chinese: 建制派 or 親中派; Portuguese: acampamento pró-Pequim, acampamento pró estabelecimento or acampamento pró China) is a segment of Macanese society which supports the policies and views of China and the Communist Party before and after the handover of Macau on 20 December 1999. The term can be used to identify politicians, political parties and individuals. Their rivals are the pro-democracy camp.

Pro-Beijing Camp

親北京陣營
Acampamento Pró-Pequim
FoundedEarly 1990s
IdeologyChinese nationalism
Conservatism
Legislative Assembly of Macau
29 / 33
Election Committee
390 / 400
NPC (Macau deputies)
12 / 12

History

Prior to handover

Some of the political groups within the pro-establishment camp, such as the Union for Development have had a long history of following the directions of the People's Republic of China and of loyalty to the Communist Party of China since the colonial period.

Policies

Pro-establishment members are united by the political ideology or economic policies of being closer to Beijing, as much out of pragmatism as of conviction, but vary on other issues within the context of Macau.

Members of the camp

Civil organisations, individual social activists, political parties, political groups and lawmakers who share a similar belief in democracy are all considered members of this camp. (number of Legislative Deputies shown in brackets)

The following entities are routinely referred to as members of the Pro-establishment camp:

Electoral performance

Legislative Council elections

Election Number of
popular votes
% of
popular votes
Total seats +/− Status
2001 52,617 62.99
9 / 12
N/A Majority
2005 88,949 71.26
9 / 12
Majority
2009 93,810 66.16
8 / 12
1 Majority
2013 92,251 62.99
10 / 14
2 Majority
2017 99,366 57.56
9 / 13
1 Majority

See also

References

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