Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, who is on a state visit to China, inspects Xiaomi's auto factory in Beijing on Tuesday. He learned about the latest progress made by the Chinese technology enterprise in intelligent manufacturing and industrial innovation. WANG JING/CHINA DAILY
On Tuesday, the third day of Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's state visit to China, he spent about five minutes inside a newly released electric vehicle at the showroom of Chinese tech company Xiaomi's auto factory in Beijing.
Sitting in the vehicle, in which commands can be voice activated, Vucic asked the in-car voice assistant: "Do you have any Serbian songs?"
Serbia's national anthem, Boze pravde, then began to play.
"I have learned a great deal here, above all about the achievements China has made. This place is amazing — I have never seen anything like it," Vucic wrote on social media. "Everything is automated. Two thousand robots operate everything, and in two shifts they produce 1,500 cars. We invited them, if they start considering investment in Europe, to choose Serbia, and we also invited them to showcase their products at EXPO 2027."
