Xi commends Macao's achievements

Progress in 'extraordinary' five years attributed to 'one country, two systems'

President Xi Jinping commended Macao on Thursday for making remarkable achievements over the past five years despite extraordinary challenges, saying that the special administrative region is blessed with the opportunities and abilities to achieve greater success with strong support from the motherland.

Xi, who is on the second day of his third visit to the region as Chinese president, said at a welcoming banquet that Macao's progress is the result of the hard work and all-out efforts of people of all sectors united under the leadership of the SAR government.

The achievements are attributable to the full and faithful implementation of the "one country, two systems" policy, to the vigorous support of the central government and the mainland, and to the active involvement of the international community, he said.