Question

what two cities on china's coast were owned by european nations until the 1990s, when they were returned to china and became specially governed regions of china? (choose two)

Answer 1

The two cities on China's coast that were owned by European nations until the 1990s and were returned to China as specially governed regions are:

1- Hong Kong: Prior to being returned to China in 1997 as a Special Administrative Region (SAR) in accordance with the "one country, two systems" principle, Hong Kong was a British colony.

2- Macau: Macau was a Portuguese colony until 1999 when it was returned to China and also became a Special Administrative Region (SAR) with a similar arrangement to Hong Kong.

Both Hong Kong and Macau have a high degree of autonomy and maintain separate legal, economic, and political systems compared to mainland China.