Xi Jinping's September 2026 visit to Egypt included Huawei's bid to build AI data centers and supply advanced chips for Egyptian government systems, while Xi promoted a Chinese-led security model independent of Washington. The visit also included cultural diplomacy, with el-Sisi showing Xi the Grand Egyptian Museum.
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China's Huawei last month submitted a bid to build advanced AI data centers and supply more than 2,000 AI chips for Egyptian government systems.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on Sept. 1 for his first state visit to Egypt in nearly a decade. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and first lady Entissar Amer received Xi and Peng Liyuan at Cairo International Airport [albawaba.com#1][aawsat.com#1][thenationalnews.com#1][middleeastmonitor.com#1][alarabiya.net#1][al-monitor.com#2][gulf-times.com#1][kyodonews.net#1][dailynewseg
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo and was greeted by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to hold talks Wednesday with his Egyptian counterpart on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, under the shadow of looming US sanctions over financial links to Iran. Xi arrived in Cairo Tuesday evening with First Lady Peng Liyuan. They were received by Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and First Lady Entissar Amer. On their way off the tarmac, they were gre
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday received his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, as Beijing seeks a greater foothold in the region against the backdrop of the US-Iran war. The 21-gun salute at Cairo's Ittihadiya Palace marked the start of a day of talks expected to cover the Middle East war and its fallout, including on maritime trade securit
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and counterpart Xi Jinping agreed Wednesday to expand China's investment in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with Cairo against the backdrop of the US-Iran war. Xi, on his first visit to Egypt in a decade, was welcomed for talks at the opulent Ittihadiya presidential palace in the Egyptian capital by Sisi and a 21-gun salute.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged countries to oppose "external interference" in the Middle East and said Beijing was ready to work with regional states to safeguard maritime shipping, jeopardised by the US-Iran war. Xi's remarks to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, on his first visit to Cairo in a decade, come as Beijing seeks a greater foothold in the region, expanding
Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Egypt on Tuesday, the second stop in a potentially busy month of travel that will probably conclude with a White House meeting. “Once you drink from the Nile, you are destined to return,” the Chinese leader said on arrival at Cairo International Airport. Xi is likely to sign economic agreements with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Wednesday a
By Alexander Dziadosz and Shi Bu CAIRO/BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Middle Eastern nations to oppose external interference and consider reshaping the region's security order during a visit to Egypt on Wednesday, as Beijing seeks to expand its influence amid the U.S. war against Iran. Xi's first trip to the Middle East in four years comes as U.S. partners in th
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Egypt for the first time since 2016 in a state visit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday, beginning a day of talks during his first visit to the Middle East’s most populous nation in a decade.
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s return to Cairo comes as Egypt and China push their relationship beyond infrastructure and trade into technology, defence and a broader strategic partnership with regional implications.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called on "the people of the Middle East" to oppose "externalinterference" and consider reshaping the region's security order during a visit to Egypt. The rare visit by the Chinese leader comes as Beijing aims to expand its influence in the region as the Iran war tests the reliability of the traditional US security umbrella in a vital geostrategic zone.
Xi Jinping has urged Middle Eastern nations to build a self-led security model, signalling a push to cut reliance on Washington following further US-Iran military clashes, although China’s president did not position Beijing as an alternative security guarantor. On his first visit to Egypt in a decade, Xi made the proposal during talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi at Cairo’s Ittihad
President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has given President Xi Jinping a tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.
When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, the encounter was short and carefully choreographed while the message was warm. Modi had earlier said that stable and predictable ties between the two largest nations on Earth matter for a multipolar Asia and world. The larger moment will come on Sep