Book on China-Portugal relations published

The book published by Huangshan Publishing House, a well known Chinese publishing house that specializes in academic research books, is the first book covering the historic relations between China and Portugal.

The director of the Institute of Modern History of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Bu Ping, said that the author Huang Qinghua, who is now also a researcher with the institute, spent ten years writing the book.

The book cites historical documents between China and Portugal and collects facts from relevant archives and files from other countries. "Therefore, the book is the first-hand and all-round reference for China-Portugal relations over the past 500 years," Bu commented.

The book is distributed in three volumes covering mainly two time periods, from 1513 to 1840 and 1840 to1999. (Story from xinhuanet)

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