On January 17, Consul & Head of Post Ren Faqiang of the Chinese Consulate in Laoag visited Paoay National High School. He exchanged views with principal Daniel Tabili and other teachers on supporting Chinese education in their school.

Consul Ren also interacted with the students in the Confucius Institute Classroom, and handed them panda and Year of the Dragon dolls. He then encouraged students to strive harder in learning Chinese, so as to contribute friendly exchanges and cooperation between China and the Philippines in the future.