On the afternoon of June 23, 2025, at the invitation of Dr. Jonathan Choi, Standing Committee Member of CPPCC and Chairman of Sunwah Group, Mrs. Carrie Lam, the fifth-term Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and recipient of the Grand Bauhinia Medal, visited Northeastern University accompanied by Mr. Johnson Choi, Executive Director of Sunwah Group. Professor Guo Hai, Secretary of the CPC Northeastern University Committee, warmly received Mrs. Lam and her delegation. The two sides held discussions on enhancing cultural and educational cooperation between Liaoning and Hong Kong.

During the meeting, Mr. Johnson Choi, Executive Director of Sunwah, and Professor Zhang Hao, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Northeastern University Committee, signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement (Version 2.0) on behalf of their respective institutions. Following the meeting, Mrs. Lam delivered a keynote speech titled "Upholding and Improving the Practice of 'One Country, Two Systems' in Hong Kong" at the Northeastern University Choi Koon Shum Hall, which was met with enthusiastic responses from faculty and students.