Macau, Dec 20, 2024 (AFP) - China's Xi to lead Macau handover anniversary celebrations

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will preside over a day of celebrations in Macau and inaugurate the city's new leader on Friday as the former colony marks 25 years since being returned to China. Macau is regarded by China as a shining example of its "One Country, Two Systems" model, and Xi praised the city as a "pearl in the nation's palm" at the start of his three-day visit. The Chinese casino hub has grown from a Portuguese trading outpost to the......

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