February 6, 2025, 11:00am-12:00pm
CITI-IMMAA Seminar: José Miguel Encarnação - President of Macao Portuguese and English Press Association, and José Carlos Matias - Director of Macao Business Magazine
“Transformations and Dynamics in the Middle Kingdom: China Between a Global and Local Perspective”
Organized by Paulo Faustino, Director of the Master's Degree in Communication and Management of Creative Industries at the University of Porto
China has implemented a unique political and governance strategy, the “one country, two systems” model. Within this framework, China has maintained the core principles of communism, while allowing regions such as Hong Kong and Macau to retain certain degrees of economic and political autonomy. This approach promotes diversification in internal governance and facilitates China's interaction with the outside world.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has been one of China's most proactive regions in foreign trade and financial exchanges. Due to its historical context and institutional advantages, Hong Kong and Macau have been able to attract substantial foreign investment, becoming a bridge between China and the global market. Similarly, Guangdong province has driven rapid regional economic growth and become a crucial hub for technological innovation.
The complex dynamics of the one country two systems approach are deeply manifested in industries such as the creative sector, culture, media, and telecommunications.
This seminar will bring together two experts on media in China, José Carlos Matias (Director of Macau Business Magazine) and José Miguel Encarnação (President of the Macao Portuguese and English Press Association). Together they will present the major changes occurring in Chinese media and the implications for the world.