On December 11, Philippine Ambassador H.E. Jose Santiago L. Sta. Romana to China led the embassy’s delegation visit BYD's Xi 'an base, located in the Xi 'an Hu Yi District accompanied by leaders from China Service Center for Friendship and Cooperation with Foreign Countries, Shaanxi People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Xi 'an Municipal Committee of Foreign Affairs Office, Ansheng International and other relevant departments, as well as representatives from Chinese and Philippine enterprises.

BYD Company Limited is a high-tech enterprise headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. It was founded in 1995. After 25 years of rapid development, its employees have grown from 20 at the beginning to about 240,000 today. For a long time, Xi 'an has shown itself with its profound historical and cultural accumulation, strong scientific and technological research and development strength. In recent years, the rapid development of the domestic automotive technology industry has gradually been recognized by the world. In 2009, BYD set up a branch in Xi 'an, creating a new business card for the industrial layout and development of Shaanxi.