China's President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan wave to the crowd before their departure from Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Justin Chan/Pool Photo via AP)

Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai attends a flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Tyrone Siu/Pool Photo via AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and newly sworn-in Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai leave the stage following the inauguration ceremony as part of the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Justin Chan/Pool Photo via AP)

Visitors look at a painting depicting Macao's handover at Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center, during the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with newly sworn in Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai following the inauguration, marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Tyrone Siu/Pool Photo via AP)

Security forces carry the Chinese and Macau flags before a flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Eduardo Leal/pool Photo via AP)

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the inauguration of Sam Hou-fai, newly sworn in for Macao's chief executive, marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Tyrone Siu/Pool Photo via AP)

New Macau Chief Executive Sam Hou-fai speaks to media at the Macao International Airport after China's President Xi Jinping departed from Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Justin Chan/Pool Photo via AP)

Macao's new leader Sam Hou Fai, left, is sworn in by China's President Xi Jinping during an inauguration ceremony as part of marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Tyrone Siu/Pool Photo via AP)

Children wave flags of Macao and China before the departure of China's President Xi Jinping at the Macao International Airport in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Justin Chan/Pool Photo via AP)

Macao Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai, center, stands with an official while security forces march during a flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Eduardo Leal/pool Photo via AP)

Chinese and Macau flags are seen during a flag-raising ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Visitors look on to the cityscape of Macao at the Macau Tower Convention and Entertainment Center, during the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

China's President Xi Jinping waves following the inauguration of new Macao leader Sam Hou Fai, unseen, following the inauguration, marking the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Tyrone Siu/Pool Photo via AP)

A television broadcasts the inauguration ceremony of Macao's new chief executive during the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in a restaurant in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

Local residents shop at a market during the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Anthony Kwan)

Security forces march during a flag-raising ceremony is held to mark the 25th anniversary of Macao's handover from Portugal to China, in Macao, Friday, Dec. 20, 2024. (Eduardo Leal/pool Photo via AP)