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Chinese military action, until the Portuguese backed down and

accepted the Chinese demands in full. The Chinese were entirely

intransigent and seemed determined to enforce their will and to

demonstrate that the Portuguese were remaining in Macao only on

sufferance and subject to them falling in with Chinese wishes on

all points.