Xi Jinping Urges New Middle East Security Framework During Egypt Visit
Xi urged a four-point plan for regional security and called on Middle East countries to handle their own affairs, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed a four-point "security architecture" for the Middle East during talks in Cairo, urging regional nations to become "masters of their own destiny" and reject external interference.
- The visit occurs as Beijing seeks to expand influence amid the United States war against Iran, while Egypt, a major U.S. defense partner receiving $1.3 billion annually in military aid, has steadily increased cooperation with China.
- Economic ties continue to deepen, with Egypt importing $10 billion in Chinese goods during the first half of this year; military collaboration was highlighted last month by "Eagles of Civilization" exercises featuring Chinese-made J-16 and French-made Rafale jets.
- Egyptian authorities announced plans on Wednesday to expand a Chinese-developed industrial area in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, where Rubber Group signed a preliminary agreement to study a $500 million tyre-making complex.
- "Egypt wants to widen the circle of its relations with major world powers, including China," former diplomat Ayman Zaineldine told Reuters, as the nations agreed to expand cooperation in data centres, semiconductors and critical metals.
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Countries in the Middle East region should be "masters of their own destiny" and explore a new regional "security architecture", says the Chinese president.
Xi In Rare Egypt Visit Blasts ‘External Interference’ In Mideast, As Iran War Drags On
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Xi In Rare Egypt Visit Blasts 'External Interference' In Mideast, As Iran War Drags On Chinese President Xi Jinping in a rare trip to the Cairo told his Egyptian counterpart on Wednesday that "external interference" in the Middle East should be opposed, Chinese state media reported. Talks in the Egyptian capital between Xi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi were a first in a decade. Interestingly, Xi at one point pledged Beijing was wil…
Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Egypt for the first time in approximately 10 years and met with President Sisi on the 2nd. Xi stated, "I support the people of the Middle East to remain self-reliant and to oppose interference by external forces…"
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