On the afternoon on May 31, 2018, Boungnang, General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos coming to visit China received Xu Guowu, Chairman of Hunan Xuanye at the Diaoyutai State Guest House, and he affirmed and highly appraised the efforts Hunan Xuanye had made and its outcomes achieved for helping Laos to succeed in rice export and build up the Belt and Road projects including modern agricultural industry park in Laos.

Boungnang said that the export of Laotian rice to the Chinese markets by Hunan Xuanye has a historical significance, which makes a great contribution to agricultural modernization in Laos. He hoped that this company could continue to develop and become stronger in Laos so as to bring more companies to Laos and hence to boost the agricultural cooperation between China and Laos, improve friendship between the two countries, and bring benefits to the people in both countries.