Xi lauds Macao's success ahead of silver jubilee(1/5)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan step out of the plane and greet the welcoming crowd in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2024. Xi arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. He 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. Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan step out of the plane and greet the welcoming crowd in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2024. Xi arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. He 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. Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan greet the welcoming crowd in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2024. Xi arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. He 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. Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan greet the welcoming crowd in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2024. Xi arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. He 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. Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a brief speech at the airport in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2024. Xi arrived in Macao on Wednesday afternoon on a special plane. He 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. Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)