On the morning of February 27, 2023, Luo Tiejun, vice president of the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, received Alf Barrios, Rio Tinto's chief business officer and chairman of China, and his party. The two sides discussed the operation of China's steel industry and the development of future demand, the key work of the association in 2023 and the production and supply of Rio Tinto's iron ore.