The Pirate Queen
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The Pirates and Macao's History
The island of macao is a portuguese colony off the coast of china. It's an important trading post and a stop off point for merchants trave to and from the mainland. Its history is bound up closely with piracy. Some say that way back in the 15 fifties, the portuguese acquired makao after helping the chinese ming government to suppress the local privateers. Others say it was the portiguese themselves who were the pirates, and that they kidnapped chinese women and children to sell into slavery. What the truth? Criminality has always flourished here, and some local administrators have a very relaxed view of the law. The corrupt maccow officials
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