China and Slovakia should explore cooperation in clean energy, robotics and artificial intelligence, as the European nation navigates growing trade tensions between Beijing and the EU.That was the message Chinese President Xi Jinping gave to Peter Pellegrini in talks on Tuesday morning as part of the Slovak president’s three-day visit to China, the first by the country’s head of state in 16 years.Slovakia has relatively warm relations with China, as one of the few EU and Nato members to have established a strategic partnership with Beijing in recent years. Ties were raised to that level during Prime Minister Robert Fico’s visit to Beijing in November 2024.
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TUE · 2026-07-28 · 11:03 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0728-96761
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China woos Slovakia with AI, robotics pitch as EU trade friction mounts
During Slovak President Peter Pellegrini's three-day visit to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed cooperation in clean energy, robotics, and artificial intelligence. This discussion occurred as Slovakia faces increasing trade friction between the European Union and China.
Carol Yang,Laura ZhouSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-07-28 · 11:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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During Slovak President Peter Pellegrini's three-day visit to China, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed cooperation in clean energy, robotics, and artificial intelligence. This discussion occurred as Slovakia faces increasing trade friction between the European Union and China. The visit marks the first by a Slovak head of state to China in 16 years. Slovakia maintains relatively warm relations with China, being one of the few EU and NATO members to have established a strategic partnership with Beijing, a status elevated in November 2024 during Prime Minister Robert Fico's visit.
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Slovakia's ties with China were elevated to a strategic partnership in November 2024 during PM Robert Fico's visit.
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Slovakia has warm relations with China and is an EU/Nato member with a strategic partnership with Beijing.
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This is the first visit by a Slovak head of state to China in 16 years.
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Slovak President Peter Pellegrini visited China for three days.
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China proposed cooperation in clean energy, robotics, and AI to Slovakia.
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