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Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Egypt on Wednesday for a two-day state visit, the newest sign of the deepening relationship between the two countries. Li was received by Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, and in an address shortly after ...

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Egypt has signed a deal with China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) and East China Engineering Science and Technology Co. for a $658 million industrial complex that will focus on the production of phosphoric acid. The plant will use locally extracted phosphate ore.

China-Led Study Proposes Global Energy Network

A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from ...

Viral Chinese Video Sparks National Debate: Is Egypt Turning from the U.S. to China?

While China and Egypt’s first-ever joint air force exercise “Eagle of Civilization” in April 2025 initially flew under the radar—mostly discussed only among military enthusiasts—a video from the popular stream platform Bilibili has brought the issue into mainstream discourse. The video, ...

Viral Chinese Video Sparks National Debate: Is Egypt Turning from the U.S. to China?

While China and Egypt’s first-ever joint air force exercise “Eagle of Civilization” in April 2025 initially flew under the radar—mostly discussed only among military enthusiasts—a video from the popular stream platform Bilibili has brought the issue into mainstream discourse. The video, ...

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BRICS Announces Numerous New Initiatives

The BRICS group wrapped up its two-day leaders’ summit in Rio de Janeiro on Monday. The summit’s final communique is a 16,000-word doorstop that covers numerous issues from economics to education.
The communique avoids any direct mention of the United States, and references to “unilateralism” and other coded criticism are also relatively scarce. Rather, the communique keeps the focus on the BRICS’ vision of the strengthening and reform of the global multilateral system ...

China’s Port Presence in Africa

China has built extensive ports and logistics facilities around the African coast. These serve Africa's ambitions to boost exports and the Belt and Road Initiative’s focus on multimodal connectivity through infrastructure provision. A new report from the Pentagon-linked Africa Center ...

China Voices Support for Arab States’ Gaza Plan

China supports an Egypt-led reconstruction plan for Gaza that would avoid the displacement of the Palestinian population. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian on Wednesday said: “China supports the effort by Egypt and other Arab countries to promote the continuous and effective ...

Chinese Military Hardware Draws Buyers as Middle East Security Keeps Shifting

Chinese missile systems occupied a prominent position at last week’s International Defense Exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. The event also saw the heavy promotion of China's new J-35 stealth fighter aircraft. Many countries are scrambling to upgrade their arsenal amid the heavy use of drones and similar ...

Chinese Fleet Returns Home After Mission in African Waters

A trio of Chinese warships returned to their home port in Guangdong Province on Friday after a 339-day mission that included operations in African waters. The ships, composed of the guided missile destroyer Jiaozuo, the guided missile frigate Xuchang, and the supply ship Honghu, ...

China FM Says ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Syria in Talks With Egypt Counterpart

China's foreign minister Wang Yi told his Egyptian counterpart on Friday that Beijing is "deeply concerned" about the situation in Syria, as the two top diplomats met in the Chinese capital. Ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad fled the country after a ...

BRICS Countries Reach Impasse Over Security Council Seats

The newly-enlarged BRICS group failed to issue a joint statement after foreign ministers from the ten-nation bloc met last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Two of the group's new members, Egypt and Ethiopia, reportedly ...

Tunisian and Egyptian Media on the 10th China-Arab States Cooperation Forum

By Mariateresa Natuzzi and Bianca Pasquier On May 30, 2024, Beijing hosted the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, a platform for China and Arab states to discuss international issues and strengthen bilateral relations. During the Forum, three important documents ...
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