Macao During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression

Name: Macao During the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression
ISBN: 9787214287823

冯翠Jiangsu People's Publishing House · ChinaJan 2026

Rating 3.5

Word count: 270K words
Chapters: 29
ISBN: 9787214287823

Summary

This book is a focused study of the patriotic activities of Macao's Chinese community in support of the War of Resistance. During the war years, Macao under Portuguese administration became a "neutral zone" and was regarded as a port for propagating resistance and national salvation, yet the Portuguese Macao government also restricted the resistance activities of Chinese forces and Chinese community organizations. Under the charitable slogans of "relief of distress" and "disaster relief," Macao's Chinese residents launched patriotic resistance activities to support the motherland and raise funds for war relief. This book records that history.

Editor's review

This book fills a distinctive gap in the study of the War of Resistance: how Macao, under Portuguese administration and nominally "neutral," became a hidden port through which the Chinese supported the motherland's resistance. Feng Cui is not content with the broad claim that "Macao also resisted," but probes the space between the Portuguese Macao government's restrictive policies and the coping strategies of Chinese community organizations, revealing the patriotic mobilization networks concealed beneath charitable slogans such as "relief of distress" and "disaster relief." By setting political constraints alongside grassroots agency, the book retains both the solidity of archival research and the human warmth of historical actors. For readers, it offers not merely a piece of local history but a window onto the interplay of wartime neutrality, colonial governance, and national identity. Readers may wish to note how the author handles the tension between the discourse of "neutrality" and actual practice; this is the book's central problematic, and it reminds us that in understanding the history of the War of Resistance, center and periphery, front and flank, are never a simple matter of primary and secondary.

Who it's for

A good fit for

General history enthusiasts interested in the history of the War of Resistance or Macao's local history
Scholars and students researching modern Chinese charitable mobilization and community networks
Readers concerned with how Chinese communities responded under colonial governance
Secondary school or university teachers seeking teaching materials on the wartime history of Hong Kong and Macao

Not a good fit for

Military history readers expecting battle scenes or military detail
Beginners seeking a general history of Macao rather than a focused study
Casual readers impatient with archival narrative and the pace of academic argumentation

Reading tips

Read the introduction first to grasp the author's framing of the "neutral zone" and "charitable slogans"
While reading, trace the correspondence between the Portuguese Macao government's restrictive measures and the Chinese community organizations' responses
Read alongside chapters on Macao's history or on Hong Kong and Macao during the War of Resistance to understand the region's particularity

About the publisher

Jiangsu People's Publishing House China · Founded in 1953

Jiangsu People's Publishing House is known for works in history, literature and the social sciences. Judging from its catalog, it focuses on modern Chinese history, classical literary appreciation and scholarly research. Representative titles include historical works such as Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation and the National Revolution, 1924–1927 and A Record of Combat on the Front Lines of China's War of Resistance Against Japan, literary and visual documents such as Sun Wen's Illustrated Complete Dream of the Red Chamber, and scholarly collections such as Chen Yinke's Collected Works of Hanliu Hall. Translations such as The Dust Bowl and Anti-Intellectualism in American Life reflect an interest in overseas social and cultural studies. Its authors include historians Wang Qisheng, Huang Yuzhang and Guo Rugui, as well as figures associated with classical literature such as Cao Xueqin and Sun Wen. Common categories include history, literary appreciation, essays and miscellaneous writings, and social-science and cultural titles, showing a balance between historical scholarship and literature and between academic and popular publishing. Because public information is limited, this overview is based only on the books in the catalog.

版权信息
总序
导论
第一章中立区：战时澳门地位与澳葡政府政策
第一节澳葡政府的战时“中立”及其演变
第二节澳门米粮风潮与澳葡政府统制政策
第二章赈难埠：爱国浪潮与华人赈难运动
第一节爱国浪潮高涨与赈难运动兴起
第二节全国抗战爆发与赈难运动高潮
第三节周边的沦陷与赈难运动走向沉寂
第三章避难所：战争难民与慈善救济
第一节难民潮与慈善救济的初兴
第二节澳门民间救济组织及其活动
第三节澳葡政府救济举措及其活动
第四章谍报港：各方势力逐鹿濠江
第一节英国各方在澳门的谍报活动
第二节国民党方面在澳门的活动
第三节日伪方面在澳门的活动
第五章中转站：人员、物资的管控与流转
第一节日伪方面对澳门的围困与合作
第二节各方利用澳门的中转活动
第三节协助难民回乡与归侨运动
第六章庇护处：“经济汉奸”风波与华商命运沉浮
第一节国民政府肃奸与匿澳汉奸战犯引渡
第二节匿澳“经济汉奸”的自辩与结局
结论澳门命运与战时的角色
参考文献
索引
后记

FAQ

Wasn't Macao a "neutral zone" during the War of Resistance? How could there still be resistance activities?

Wartime Macao under Portuguese administration was nominally neutral, and the Portuguese Macao government did restrict the public resistance activities of Chinese forces and Chinese community organizations. But Macao's Chinese residents organized fundraising under charitable labels such as "relief of distress" and "disaster relief," in practice supporting the motherland's resistance. This book studies precisely these patriotic activities carried out indirectly under political constraints, showing that "neutrality" did not mean inaction.

Is this a general history or a focused study?

It is a focused study. The book centers on the single thread of Macao Chinese support for the War of Resistance, organized around the Portuguese Macao government's restrictive policies and the Chinese community organizations' responses, rather than a comprehensive wartime history of Macao. It is suited to reading with specific questions in mind.

Can I understand it without a background in Macao history?

Yes. The book's topics are concentrated and its main thread clear; it does not require prior mastery of Macao's general history. However, if you are entirely unfamiliar with Macao's social structure under Portuguese administration or how Chinese community organizations operated, you may wish to skim relevant background chapters or a concise history of Macao first for smoother reading.

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About the author

冯翠 Author

Feng Cui is an author about whom limited public information is available. Details of her life, such as nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background, have not been clearly recorded and await further verification. She is known for one work, the historical nonfiction book Macau During the War of Resistance. Set against the backdrop of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the book focuses on Macau's particular situation and role in wartime China and belongs to the genre of popular history writing. Based on the available information, Feng Cui writes for general readers, emphasizing concrete local history grounded in historical sources. Her choice of subject reflects an intersection of regional history and wartime history, helping readers understand Macau's special position during the war and the realities of its society at the time. As her other works and experiences have not yet appeared in public records, her writing style and broader influence remain to be assessed as more material becomes available.