Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - June 2, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith visiting tech company; interacting with humanoid robot
UPSOUND (Chinese) Thongloun Sisoulith, Lao President:
"Thank you."
2. Various of robots dancing; performing skills
3. Thongloun, delegation members watching robots, waving hands
4. Robots dancing
5. SOUNDBITE (Lao) Thongloun Sisoulith, Lao President:
"It looks a lot like an ice skater."
6. Robots dancing
7. Thongloun operating robot
8. Robots dancing
9. Various of Thongloun, delegation visiting tech firm; staff making introduction

Visiting Lao President Thongloun Sisoulith experienced China's latest technologies such as humanoid robotics and artificial intelligence during a visit to local tech companies in east China's Hangzhou City on Tuesday.

During the visit, a humanoid robot greeted Thongloun with a Chinese-kung fu-style somersault, while robot dogs performed stairs climbing as the Lao leader showed an interest to interact with the robotics.

Thongloun also operated a robot dog himself, using a controller to make it perform an "ice skater" move.

"It looks like an ice skater," said Thongloun.

Showing a keen interest in China's artificial intelligence technologies, Thongloun asked about specific application scenarios during his visit to another tech company.

Thongloun arrived in Hangzhou on Tuesday as the first leg of his five-day state visit to China.

At the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Thongloun will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Saturday.