Chinese President Xi Jinping is returning to Egypt after a decade as Beijing deepens its economic, military and diplomatic ties with Cairo and seeks to work more closely with Egypt on crises across the Middle East and Africa.China’s foreign ministry last week described relations with Egypt as being “at their best in history” and said Xi’s visit would build on past cooperation while setting the direction for future ties. The visit coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations.It will be Xi’s first visit to Egypt since January 2016, when he addressed the Arab League in Cairo and witnessed the signing of agreements covering infrastructure, energy, finance and industrial development.
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Xi Jinping’s Cairo trip marks ‘best ties in history’ as Egypt seeks to balance West
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Egypt, marking a significant deepening of economic, military, and diplomatic ties between Beijing and Cairo. This visit, Xi's first since January 2016, coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
Jevans NyabiageSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-31 · 11:00 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Egypt, marking a significant deepening of economic, military, and diplomatic ties between Beijing and Cairo. This visit, Xi's first since January 2016, coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations. China's foreign ministry has described the current relationship as "at their best in history," indicating a desire to build on past cooperation and set future directions. Beijing aims to work more closely with Egypt on addressing crises in the Middle East and Africa. The visit follows Xi's participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan.
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Xi Jinping previously visited Egypt in January 2016.
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Xi Jinping's visit coincides with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt.
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Xi Jinping's Cairo trip marks 'best ties in history' as Egypt seeks to balance West.
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Agreements covering infrastructure, energy, finance, and industrial development were signed during Xi's 2016 visit.
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China is deepening economic, military, and diplomatic ties with Cairo.
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