Foreign envoys visit the comprehensive service center at the start-up zone of Xiong'an New Area, north China's Hebei Province, April 16, 2026. A group of ambassadors, representatives and senior diplomats from 24 countries and international organizations, including Argentina, Jordan and Slovakia, visited north China's Hebei Province from April 14 to 16 at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The tour focused on the region's industrial innovation, traditional culture and urban development. (Photo by Li Xin/Xinhua) SHIJIAZHUANG, April 18 (Xinhua) -- A group of ambassadors, representatives and senior diplomats from 24 countries and international organizations, including Argentina, Jordan and Slovakia, visited north China's Hebei Province from April 14 to 16 at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The tour focused on the region's industrial innovation, traditional culture and urban development. At a business matching event, representative enterprises from Hebei's specialized industrial clusters showcased their flagship products, including graphene-based materials. Slovak Ambassador to China Milan Lajciak said many Chinese firms are already investing in his country, mainly in machinery, pharmaceuticals, low-altitude economy and clean energy. "I will send home a lot of positive information about the potential to cooperate." At the digital production workshop of CSPC Pharmaceutical Group, fully automated guided vehicles and digital twin systems demonstrated smart manufacturing. Pharmaceutical cooperation concerns people's health while such intelligent and efficient production can help increase drug supply in Zimbabwe, said Grasiano Nyaguse, minister of the Embassy of the Republic of Zimbabwe in China. At JA Solar's Shijiazhuang base, robots and automatic guided vehicles drew the attention of Solomon Islands Ambassador to China Barrett Salato. "My country has abundant sunshine, but solar energy remains underdeveloped. I hope to cooperate with JA Solar for future investment." North Macedonia's Ambassador to China Sashko Nasev noted that Chinese enterprises have excellent experience with solar