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Xi Visits Egypt, Signs Over 25 Deals in Decade-First Trip

Xi Visits Egypt, Signs Over 25+ Deals in Decade-First Trip

Is this a model for progress or a strategic ploy to undercut U.S. influence at the Suez Canal?
Xi Visits Egypt, Signs Over 25 Deals in Decade-First Trip
Above: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at Cairo International Airport on Sept. 1. Image credit: Khaled Desouki/POOL/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin


The China-Egypt partnership, now 70 years strong, is exactly the kind of South-South cooperation the world needs more of. With over 3,300 Chinese companies operating in Egypt and a development strategy covering everything from renewable energy to AI, this relationship is delivering real, tangible progress for ordinary Egyptians. Xi's visit marks a new chapter in building a fairer, more multipolar world.

Egypt is drifting deeper into China's orbit — joint air exercises, HQ-9B missile deployments and renminbi swap deals all signal a partner hedging hard against Washington. Beijing doesn't just want Egyptian markets; it wants a military and political foothold at the Suez Canal to undercut American influence across Africa and the Middle East. U.S. foreign military financing needs real conditions attached before Cairo drifts further.



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