{"id":8898,"date":"2024-12-20T13:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T05:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=8898"},"modified":"2024-12-20T13:19:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T05:19:38","slug":"xi-visits-casino-hub-macao-to-mark-25-years-of-its-return-to-chinese-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=8898","title":{"rendered":"Xi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday began a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city\u2019s return to Chinese rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed at the airport by a lavish ceremony with lion and dragon dances. Xi told reporters that Macao, a former Portuguese colony of 687,000 people, is \u201cthe pearl in the motherland\u2019s palm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI believe that as long as we fully leverage the institutional advantages of \u2018one country, two systems,\u2019 dare to strive hard, and have the courage to innovate, Macao will certainly create an even better tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like neighboring financial hub Hong Kong, Beijing has ruled Macao under the \u201cone country, two systems\u201d principle that allows the cities to retain their own Western-style legal and economic systems. Macao is the only city in China where casino gambling is legal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the 1999 handover from Portugal to China, Macao has transformed from a monopoly-driven casino hub into the world\u2019s biggest gambling center that\u2019s been flooded by tourists, mainly from mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the years, violent crimes linked to organized crime were brought to heel. Older residents generally considered their fortunes have improved under Chinese rule, pointing to better welfare and annual cash handouts backed by huge gaming tax reserves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday began a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city\u2019s return to Chinese rule. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed at the airport by a lavish ceremony with lion and dragon dances. 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