On August 9, Consul & Head of Post Li Xiaoyan of Chinese Consulate in Laoag was invited to attend Ilocos Norte's 120th Ablan Day to remember former Gov. Roque B. Ablan Sr., the Philippine WWII hero against Japanese invaders, with Secretary of the Department of Economy, Planning, and Development Arsenio M. Balisacan, Gov. Cecilia Araneta Marcos and Laoag City Mayor James Bryan Alcid.