{"id":5838,"date":"2019-08-25T00:46:13","date_gmt":"2019-08-25T05:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5838"},"modified":"2019-08-25T00:46:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-25T05:46:13","slug":"new-macau-leader-backed-by-beijing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=5838","title":{"rendered":"New Macau Leader Backed by Beijing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Reuters) &#8211; The Chinese territory of Macau elected former legislature head Ho Iat Seng as its leader on Sunday &#8211; the sole approved candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho, who has deep ties to China, is expected to cement Beijing&#8217;s control over the special administrative region and distance it from protests in neighbouring Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He secured 392 votes from a 400-member pro-Beijing committee to lead the world&#8217;s largest gambling hub for at least the next five years, public broadcaster TDM reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 62-year-old&#8217;s highly scripted appointment comes as the former Portuguese colony tries to position itself as a beacon of stability and model for the Chinese government&#8217;s &#8220;one country, two systems&#8221; formula through which Beijing administers Macau and Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although anti-government protests have roiled the former British colony of Hong Kong for nearly three months, Macau has seen little dissent to Beijing&#8217;s rule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ho said local youth could resist the influence of Hong Kong&#8217;s protesters and support measures to boost patriotism in Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Reporting by Farah Master; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image.jpg?fit=640%2C480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/image-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chinese territory of Macau elected former legislature head Ho Iat Seng as its leader on Sunday &#8211; the sole approved candidate. 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