In recent years, China-Laos relations have made great progress. On September 9, 2009 at the Great Hall of the People (Beijing), the presidents of the two countries of China and Laos, Ho Cam Dao and Choumany Sayasone, agreed to enhance their bilateral relationship to become a comprehensive strategic partnership. . The upgrade to the Strategic Partnership between the two countries is seen as a peak milestone of this relationship. After the relations between the two countries have been upgraded to the level of strategic partners, the two sides have strengthened their understanding and exchanges, promoting relations into the stage of cooperation more deeply.