Chengdu Rongcheng have advanced to the AFC Champions League Elite group stage. Yunnan Yukun, the other CSL club from the southwestern China, sent a congratulatory letter to Chengdu Rongcheng, writing: “Congratulations to your club on qualifying for the AFC Champions League Elite group stage for the first time. What once seemed out of reach can be achieved through steadfast effort. Let us encourage each other — the rise of the Southwest!”