On the 26th, the Chief Executive of the Macao Special Administrative Region, Cen Haohui, attended the reception for the appointment of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Macao Special Administrative Region, Bian Lixin. He stated that the SAR government will continue to strengthen communication and coordination with the Commissioner's Office, and hopes that the Office will continue to guide, support, and assist the region in carrying out various work, jointly building Macao into an important gateway for high-level opening up to the outside world and an important window for exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations, continuously enhancing Macao's international competitiveness and influence. Cen Haohui first warmly welcomes Bian Lixin to take up his new position in Macau, and extends high respect and heartfelt gratitude to Bian Lixin, all colleagues of the office, and the departing Mr. Liu Xianfa and other friends who have made active contributions to Macau's foreign exchanges. Cen Haohui pointed out that 2026 is the starting year of the national "15th Five Year Plan" and also the year of the formulation and implementation of Macao's "3rd Five Year Plan". The SAR government will unite and lead all sectors of society, actively connect with the national "15th Five Year Plan", formulate and implement the "3-5" plan of the SAR, adhere to and improve administrative leadership, resolutely safeguard national security and social stability, solidly promote moderate and diversified economic development, accelerate the construction of the Hengqin Guangdong Macao Deep Cooperation Zone, focus on promoting the development and growth of patriotic and Macao loving forces, and effectively enhance the governance efficiency of the SAR. In terms of foreign exchanges, Cen Haohui stressed that the Macao Special Administrative Region will base itself on the positioning of "one center, one platform, one base" and "one highland", give full play to the unique advantages of internal and external communication and the integration of Chinese and Western cultures, further increase the strength of two-way opening up, constantly expand the international "circle of friends", actively invest in height and quality to jointly build the "the Belt and Road", promote multi-dimensional mutually beneficial cooperation with Portuguese speaking and Spanish speaking countries, and build an important bridgehead for the country's high-level opening up to the outside world and an important window for exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and Western civilizations. (New Society)