Editing One country, two systems (section)

==Implementation in Macau==
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=== Macau and mainland China relations ===
Macau has not seen outbreaks of protests and civil unrest that have occurred in Hong Kong.<ref name=":5">{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Sophie|date=20 December 2019|title=HK's model neighbour that stays loyal to China|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50832919|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200401134925/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50832919|archive-date=1 April 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Jason Chao]], a former president of the [[New Macau Association]] (a pro-democracy party), Macau differed from Hong Kong as Macau does not wish for freedom and autonomy.<ref name=":5" /> Instead, the majority of Macau's population are pro-China.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last1=Master|first1=Farah|last2=Zhai|first2=Keith|date=12 December 2019|title=Exclusive: Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macau-politics-exclusive-idUSKBN1YG0EJ|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219040926/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-macau-politics-exclusive-idUSKBN1YG0EJ|archive-date=19 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> A reason for this is because approximately half of the 600,000 people living in Macau are Chinese immigrants.<ref name=":6" /> In December 2019, [[Li Zhanshu]], [[Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress|chairman of the NPCSC]], claimed that there is a "strong sense of international identity" in Macau.<ref name=":5" /> In Chinese Communist Party general secretary [[Xi Jinping]]'s first official speech in Macau in December 2019 marking the 20th anniversary, he proclaimed Macau as "a gorgeous chapter in the short history of the one country, two systems experiment".<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|title=Where Does China's "One Country, Two Systems" Stand in 2020?|url=https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/where-does-chinas-one-country-two-systems-stand-in-2020/|last=Grossman|first=Derek|website=thediplomat.com|language=en-US|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509145409/https://thediplomat.com/2020/02/where-does-chinas-one-country-two-systems-stand-in-2020/|archive-date=9 May 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> Chief executive of Macau, [[Ho Iat Seng]], said: "Macau will be an example of China's reunification," and Xi has agreed, by placing emphasis on the "Macau Model" as Macau has correctly followed the "one country, two system" agreement.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" /> As a reward for Macau's peaceful behaviour and lack of anti-government protests, Xi Jinping has given Macau more Chinese land from [[Hengqin]] Island.<ref name=":6" /> This is to enable Macau to further develop their education and healthcare system, in addition to physically integrating Macau more with China.<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE-Protest-free Macau to win financial policy rewards from China|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/reuters-america-exclusive-protest-free-macau-to-win-financial-policy-rewards-from-china.html|last1=Zhai|first1=Keith|first2=Farah|last2=Master|date=12 December 2019|publisher=CNBC|language=en|access-date=14 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212083354/https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/12/reuters-america-exclusive-protest-free-macau-to-win-financial-policy-rewards-from-china.html|archive-date=12 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Under the "One Country, Two Systems" policy, Macau has an independent legal and financial system, allowing the legal development of the gambling industry and opening up to the international market, which has led to its rapid rise as a global gambling hub and significant economic growth and international influence.<ref name=":5"/>