Editor's note:

Dec 20 marks the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. Since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in November 2012, President Xi Jinping has commented many times on the development of Macao and the "one country, two systems" principle.

Here we present a few of his comments.

Commitment to 'one country, two systems'

We will continue to fully and faithfully implement the principles of "one country, two systems", "Hong Kong people administering Hong Kong", "Macao people administering Macao" and a high degree of autonomy.

--Xi Jinping at the reception in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Sept 30, 2019