BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Friday inspected the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) garrison stationed in the Macao Special Administrative Region.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the inspection after attending a gathering in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to the motherland.
On Friday afternoon, Xi reviewed the troops and met with representatives of the military personnel.
He urged the military personnel to enhance defense capabilities in all aspects and contribute more to breaking new ground in the practice of “One Country, Two Systems” with Macao characteristics.
Over the past 25 years, the troops have played a vital role in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development interests, as well as Macao’s long-term prosperity and stability, Xi noted.
Highlighting the need to unwaveringly uphold the Party’s absolute leadership over the military, Xi stressed efforts to comprehensively strengthen military discipline and maintain high levels of unity, security and stability in the armed forces.
Cai Qi and other officials attended the activities.
Earlier, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Macau University of Science and Technology on Thursday morning.
President Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, was briefed on the development of two key state-level laboratories in the university – one focused on the quality of traditional Chinese medicine and the other on lunar and planetary science.
He also talked with teachers, students and scientific researchers at the university.
Xi arrived in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Wednesday to attend the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of Macao’s return to China, the inauguration of the sixth-term government of the Macao SAR and an inspection tour of the SAR.
At Macau University of Science and Technology, Xi visited a teaching building to learn about the university and the development of higher education in Macao. He expressed his appreciation of Macao’s efforts to align education with the economic and social development needs and to promote the concept of “education strengthens Macao, talent builds Macao.”
He also listened to an introduction to research on the quality of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and the State Key Laboratory of Lunar and Planetary Science. He said that TCM is a treasure of Chinese civilization and the inheritance and innovative development of traditional Chinese medicine is of great importance.
Xi further remarked that the achievements of the lunar exploration program embody the wisdom and efforts of generations of Chinese aerospace scientists and engineers. –The Daily Mail-CGTN news exchange item
