MACAO, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Macao on Wednesday afternoon.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and his wife Peng Liyuan step out of the hatch and greet the welcoming crowd after landing at Macao International Airport in Macao, south China, Dec. 18, 2019. The president is expected to attend a gathering celebrating the 20th anniversary of Macao's return and the inauguration ceremony of the fifth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Friday. He will also inspect the Macao SAR. (Photos: Xinhua)

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, is expected to attend a gathering celebrating the 20th anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland and the inauguration ceremony of the fifth-term government of the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR).

Xi will also inspect the Macao SAR.