Slovak President Peter Pellegrini visited the headquarters of Chinese tech giant Baidu on Wednesday in Beijing during his state visit to China.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pellegrini was in China for a state visit from July 27 to 29.
During his tour of Baidu, he took a ride in the company's Apollo Go autonomous vehicle, describing the experience as "excellent" and "amazing."
He also visited the world's first embodied intelligence robot 4S store, known as Robot Mall on Tuesday.
Slovak president visits headquarter of Chinese tech giant, rides self-driving car
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.5 to 3.75 percent, as widely expected by the market.
The move marks the Fed's fifth monetary policy meeting in a row with a wait-and-see stance, while expectations for an interest rate hike build up for the coming months.
Nevertheless, three members of the Federal Open Market Committee voted against the decision and preferred to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points.
The year-on-year growth rate of the U.S. headline consumer price index dropped to 3.5 percent in June from 4.2 percent in May as oil prices plunged in the period.
The United States continues to face elevated inflationary pressures in comparison with the Fed's 2 percent inflation target.
U.S. Fed holds interest rate steady for 5th time in a row
