{"id":777040704,"date":"2026-04-20T08:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777040704"},"modified":"2026-04-20T08:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:40:03","slug":"mgm-ceo-meets-china-vice-premier-to-strengthen-tourism-ties-and-macau-outlook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-ceo-meets-china-vice-premier-to-strengthen-tourism-ties-and-macau-outlook","title":{"rendered":"MGM CEO welcomes meeting with China&#8217;s vice premier"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bill Hornbuckle met with China&#8217;s vice premier He Lifeng in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>China.- MGM Resorts International CEO and President <strong>Bill Hornbuckle <\/strong>says he met with China&#8217;s vice premier <strong>He Lifeng<\/strong> in Beijing during a trip to Macau that he described as \u201cespecially meaningful\u201d. He also met with <strong>Xu Qifang<\/strong>, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Talks reportedly focused on strengthening bilateral tourism and supporting long-term development in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/04\/1776303226034.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-777040705\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe discussed the continued importance of supporting bilateral tourism, including expanding travel beyond major cities and leveraging major cultural, entertainment, and sporting events to drive engagement,\u201d Hornbuckle wrote in a LinkedIn post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hornbuckle said the meeting also provided an opportunity to present MGM Resorts\u2019 long-term <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ubs-highlights-mgm-chinas-macau-market-share-rise-in-march\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/ubs-highlights-mgm-chinas-macau-market-share-rise-in-march\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vision for Macau<\/a> and mainland China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cJoined by our partner Ms. Pansy Ho and colleagues, we shared <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-ceo-says-dubai-resort-could-become-a-casino-in-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MGM Resorts International<\/a>\u2019s long-term vision for Macau and mainland China, reaffirming our commitment to delivering high-quality experiences grounded in local culture,\u201d he added. \u201cIt was a fitting and meaningful conclusion to an important visit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/12\/1640096670Macau-aeropuerto-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/macau-surpasses-10-million-visitors-in-q1-secretary-for-economy-and-finance-says'>Macau surpassed 10 million visitors in Q1, secretary for Economy and Finance says<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Hornbuckle met with China&#8217;s vice premier He Lifeng in Beijing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":777033942,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"","focusai_entities":"","focusai_location":"","focusai_target_profile":"","focusai_suggestions":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[25216],"class_list":["post-777040704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-mgm-resorts-international"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777040704"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777040717,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777040704\/revisions\/777040717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777033942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777040704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777040704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777040704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}