From October 11 to 15, at the invitation of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA), Bouasone Bouphavanh, former Prime Minister of Laos and President of the National Institute for Economic Research, headed a delegation to Kunming, Beijing, Suzhou, and Shanghai. During the visit, the delegation met with or attended dinner hosted by Zeng Hua, Vice Chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Committee of the CPPCC, Zhang Junkuo, Vice Minister of the Development Research Center of the State Council, Cao Wenlian, Director General of the International Cooperation Center of the National Development and Reform Commission, and Ou Boqian, Vice President of CPIFA. Pan Guangxue, former Chinese Ambassador to Laos, accompanied the visit. In Suzhou, H.E. Bouasone attended the Unveiling Ceremony of the Institute for the Belt and Road Development (the Laos Research Center）of the Soochow University and delivered a speech entitled “Laos and China work together for a long-term comprehensive strategic partnership”. The delegation also held a talk with the Kunming South Asia & Southeast Asia International Logistics Research Institute, and visited the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center and Guangcai Group.