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| Photo taken on Dec. 13, 2019 shows the sculpture of golden lotus in Macao, south China. 10. ADHERING TO "ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS," OPPOSING EXTERNAL INTERFERENCE IN HONG KONG, MACAO AFFAIRS On Nov. 14, Chinese President Xi Jinping made clear the stance and attitude on Hong Kong''s situation, which was to bring violence and chaos to an end and restore order, while attending the 11th BRICS summit in Brazil. On Dec. 16, Xi stressed again that "we have unswerving determination to safeguard China''s sovereignty, security and development interests, implement the ''one country, two systems'' principle and oppose any external force interfering in Hong Kong affairs," while meeting with Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam, who was on a duty visit to Beijing. On Dec. 20, a gathering marking the 20th anniversary of Macao''s return to the motherland and the inauguration of the fifth-term government of Macao Special Administrative Region was held in Macao. Attending the event, Xi said China will not allow any external forces to interfere in Hong Kong and Macao affairs. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka) |
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