Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed 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 venue 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 the inauguration, Xi, also…

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China’s recently held Central Economic Work Conference has outlined major tasks for 2025, offering insights into the direction and priorities of economic planning for the world’s second-largest economy for next year. Analysts believe the multipronged policy announcements from the meeting — including the adoption of more proactive macro policies, measures to boost domestic demand and efforts to stabilize the property market — will support stable economic growth, safeguard jobs and consumer prices, boost people’s income, and enhance China’s appeal to…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday commended the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) for its achievements over the past five “extraordinary” years. Xi made the remarks while addressing a welcome dinner held by the SAR government on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland. Against the background of accelerating global transformation not seen in a century and the once-in-a-century pandemic, the fifth-term SAR government has rallied and led the people of all sectors in Macao…

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…

Domestic demand, which encompasses both consumption and investment, is a crucial engine for economic growth, linking the economy with societal well-being. As the effects of the country’s supportive policies continued to filter through, China saw a noticeable pickup in consumption growth and a stable increase in fixed-asset investment in October, noted guest speakers who joined the ninth episode of the China Economic Roundtable, an all-media talk show hosted by Xinhua News Agency, which was broadcast on Monday. Here are the…