The Seventh China-U.S. Sister Cities Conference was held in Hangzhou on October 24-27, attracting about 200 guests from the United States.

The guests successively visit China Cartoon & Animation Museum, Zhijiang Campus of Zhejiang University, Future Sci-tech City Exhibition Hall, Wanxiang Group, Dongshan Lane Fair, West Lake Pleasure Boat, Hefang Street, etc., to fully experience the sci-tech innovation vitality, historical & cultural deposits, and urban life atmosphere of Hangzhou.

In the Future Sci-tech City, Marc Elrich, the sheriff of Montgomery County in Maryland, praises DeepSeek for its contribution to urban management, saying that Chinese research shifts from replication to innovation.