Macao officials briefed on policy priorities from "two sessions" as chief executive urges concrete actions

The Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) held a meeting on Friday to publicize the guiding principles and policy priorities of the just-concluded "two sessions".

The "two sessions" this year refer to the fourth session of the 14th National people's Congress (NPC), held from March 5 to 12, and the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held from March 4 to 11.

At the meeting, Lao Ngai Leong, head of the Macao delegation to the NPC, briefed the audience on the guiding principles of the NPC's annual session, while Chui Sai Cheong, a member of the CPPCC National Committee, introduced the guiding principles of the CPPCC annual session.

More than 160 government officials and representatives from all sectors in Macao attended the meeting.

Sam Hou Fai, chief executive of the Macao SAR, said the "two sessions" this year carried great significance as a bridge between the past and the future.

He urged efforts to translate the guiding principles of the "two sessions" into concrete actions, and continuously write new chapters in Macao's development by participating in and contributing to the building of a great country and the great cause of national rejuvenation.

"The 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) of our country has brought new and major development opportunities to Macao. As long as we remain confident in development, strengthen our sense of responsibility and practical work, give full play to Macao's unique advantages, proactively align with the national development strategy, and promote high-quality advancement of all construction undertakings in Macao, we will surely realize the beautiful visions of 'Macao Built on the Rule of Law', 'Dynamic Macao', 'Cultural Macao', and 'Happy Macao'. This way, we can continue to write new chapters in the great cause of 'one country, two systems' with Macao's characteristics, and make new and greater contributions to Chinese modernization," said Sam.

Macao officials briefed on policy priorities from "two sessions" as chief executive urges concrete actions

The Taiwan question concerns China's core interests and constitutes the biggest risk in China-U.S. relations, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday when speaking to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the phone.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, noted that the U.S. side should honor its commitments and make the right choices, opening new space for China-U.S. cooperation and doing its part to promote world peace.

Head-of-state diplomacy has always been the "anchor" of China-U.S. relations, Wang said.

Noting that bilateral ties have generally remained stable under the strategic guidance of Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, Wang said it serves the fundamental interests of both peoples and meets the common expectations of the international community.

Both sides should safeguard the hard-won stability, prepare well for key high-level interaction agendas, expand areas of cooperation, manage differences, explore building a China-U.S. relationship that is strategic, constructive and stable, and achieve mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation.

For his part, Rubio said that the U.S.-China relationship is the most important bilateral relationship in the world, and head-of-state diplomacy is at the core of the relationship.

Both sides should maintain communication and coordination, respect each other, properly handle differences, accumulate achievements for high-level interactions between the United States and China, and seek strategic stability in U.S.-China relations, said Rubio.

The two sides also exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, among others.

Taiwan question constitutes biggest risk in China-US relations: Chinese FM