Pro-Beijing camp (Macau)

Pro-establishment camp, pro-Beijing camp or pro-China camp (Chinese: 建制派, 親北京派, 親中派) is a segment of Macanese society which supports the policies and views of the People's Republic 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-democratic camp.

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:

• Pro-business
  • Macau Business Interest Union (4)
  • Macau professional Interest Union (2)
  • Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association (2)
  • United Citizens Association of Macau (2)
  • New Union for Macau's Development (1)
  • Macau-Guangdong Union (1)
  • Alliance for Change (1)
• Traditionalists
  • Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission (2)
  • Union for Development (2)
  • Union for Promoting Progress (1)

See also

• PRC United Front strategy
• Pro-democratic camp
• Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)
• List of political parties and political groups in Macau

References