Luso-Chinese agreement

The Peninsula of Macau in 1639

The Luso-Chinese agreement of 1554 (Portuguese: Acordo Luso-Chinês de 1554) was a trade agreement between the Portuguese headed by Leonel de Sousa, and the authorities of Guangzhou headed by the Provincial Admiral (海道副使; haitao in European sources) Wang Bo (汪柏), which allowed for the legalization of Portuguese trade in China by paying taxes. It opened a new era in Sino-Portuguese relations, as Portuguese were until then officially barred from trading in the region.[1]

  1. ^ Bitterli, Urs; Robertson, Ritchie (1993). Cultures in Conflict: Encounters Between European and Non-European Cultures, 1492-1800. Stanford University Press. p. 139. ISBN 0-8047-2176-9.

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