On 25 March, Consul-General Li Dong visited the Balco Australia to research the company's oaten hay processing and export operations. Balco's Chairman Hunter Hu, and CEO Rob Lawson, General Manager of the factory Hayden Battle, and Deputy Consul-General He Jiangchuan and Consul Lu Dongqing accompanied the visit. Consul-General Li Dong also paid a visit to the Wakefield Regional Council and met with Mayor Rodney Reid and CE Darren Starr.