Beijing has repeatedly blamed US and Britain for stirring up trouble in Hong Kong. FMTNews HongKong
MACAU: President Xi Jinping said on Friday China would never allow foreign forces to interfere with its special regions of Hong Kong and Macau, as he swore in a new pro-Beijing government for the gambling hub of Macau.
While protesters in Hong Kong, across the mouth of the Pearl River, are furious about what they see as Beijing’s erosion of their freedoms, Macau has seen little dissent. Under a large Chinese flag and a smaller Macau one, Xi shook hands with Ho, who was selected in August by a largely pro-Beijing committee in a similar process to the way Hong Kong’s leader is chosen.
Officials and corporate executives have been expecting Beijing to reward Macau for its loyalty — in contrast to the defiance on the streets of Hong Kong — with measures including a new yuan-denominated stock exchange.Xi said Macau’s patriotism was “the most important reason” for the success of its “one country, two systems formula of governance”.
But security and border controls have been on lockdown for Xi’s three-day visit, which ends on Friday, to prevent any spillover of dissent from Hong Kong.
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