On 3 July 2023, Sabah Tourism Board (STB) delegation led by State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew accompanied by Consul-General of Malaysia in Xi’an, Lum Wan Liang, Yao Kai Hui of the Municipal Government Inspectorate, Director of Xi’an Culture and Tourism Bureau, Sun Chao, and Deputy Director of Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, Li Xiao Yen attended a meeting with Vice Mayor of Xi'an, Mr. Meng Hao. The meeting was to follow up after 2019 when Kota Kinabalu City and Xi’an City signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Friendship and Cooperation and reconnect and strengthen the government-to-government relationship between the two cities of Xi’an and Kota Kinabalu.
