Pro-Beijing camp (Macau)

The pro-Beijing camp, pro-establishment camp or pro-China camp (Chinese: 建制派 or 親中派; Portuguese: campo pró-Pequim, campo pró-estabelecimento or campo pró-China) is a political alignment in Macau which supports the policies and views of the Chinese government and the Chinese 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-democracy camp.

Not to be confused with Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong).

Pro-Beijing camp
Chinese name	親北京陣營
Portuguese name	Campo Pró-Pequim
Founded	Early 1990s
Ideology	Conservatism Chinese nationalism Factions: Socialism Economic liberalism
Colours	Red and green (customary)
Legislative Assembly of Macau	30 / 33
Election Committee	390 / 400
NPC (Macau deputies)	12 / 12
Politics of Macau Political parties Elections

Pro-Beijing camp
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	親北京陣營
Simplified Chinese	亲北京阵营
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīn Běijīng Zhènyíng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Chān bāk gīng jahn yìhng Jyutping Can1 bak1 ging1 zan6 jing4
Portuguese name
Portuguese	Campo Pró-Pequim

History

Prior to handover

Some of the political groups within the pro-establishment camp, such as the Union for Development and Progress Promotion Union have had a long history of following the directions of the People's Republic of China and of loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party since the colonial period.^{[citation needed]}

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.^{[citation needed]}

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:

• Traditional Leftists^[1]
  • Employees Association Joint Candidature Commission
  • New Union for Macau's Development
  • Macau Federation of Trade Unions and Union for Development
  • General Union of Neighbourhood Associations of Macau and Progress Promotion Union
  • Macau Chinese Chamber of Commerce
  • Women's General Association of Macau

• Pro-business
  • Macau United Citizens Association
  • Macau-Guangdong Union
  • Alliance for Change
• Functional groups
  • Macau Business Interest Union
  • Macau professional Interest Union
  • Excellent Culture and Sports Union Association

Electoral performance

Legislative Council elections

Election	Number of popular votes	% of popular votes	Total seats	+/−	Status
2001	52,617	62.99	9 / 12	—	Majority
2005	88,949	71.26	9 / 12		Majority
2009	93,810	66.16	8 / 12	1	Majority
2013	92,251	62.99	10 / 14	2	Majority
2017	99,366	57.56	9 / 14	1	Majority
2021	105,256	79.71	11 / 14	2	Majority

See also

• United front in Hong Kong
• Pro-Beijing camp (Hong Kong)
• List of political parties and political groups in Macau