Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed on Friday the long-term adherence to “one country, two systems” as Macao celebrates a quarter-century of transformative success since its return to the motherland. At a televised ceremony held in a major sports stadium in Macao, Xi swore in Sam Hou Fai, a 62-year-old former senior judge, as the sixth-term chief executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR). Sam’s team of principal officials for the SAR government was also sworn in before Xi. After…

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Macao’s top legislator affirmed that the local legislature has remained steadfast in its commitment to safeguarding national security and enhancing people’s well-being since the city’s return to China in 1999. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland from Portuguese rule. “Maintaining national security is one of the most important responsibilities of our local legislature,” Kou Hoi In, president of the Legislative Assembly of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), said in an interview with Xinhua.…

As China prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland this week, the city stands as a testament to the success of the “one country, two systems” policy. Macao and its neighbor Hong Kong are China’s two special administrative regions (SARs) governed under this policy since the Chinese government resumed its exercise of sovereignty over them following long periods of Portuguese and British colonial rule. So what exactly is “one country, two systems”? What are its…

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon, describing Macao as “a pearl on the palm” of the motherland and expressing confidence in its promising future. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will attend a gathering celebrating the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the sixth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday. He will…