On November 4, 2026, Ms. LI Nan, the new Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Cebu, arrived in Cebu to assume office. Russell Randall L. Gocuan, Assistant Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas, Malcolm A. Sanchez, Provincial Board Member, representing the Cebu Provincial Government, representatives of the local Filipino-Chinese communities, and diplomats of the Chinese Consulate General in Cebu welcomed her at the airport.

Consul General LI said that she was honored to serve as the Chinese Consul General in Cebu. She looked forward to working closely with friends from all sectors across the region to strengthen people-to-people ties and sub-national cooperation, contributing to the sound and steady development of the China-Philippines relations.