Xi Jinping urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit
Xi urged Middle Eastern states to reject outside interference and said China is ready to help secure shipping lanes and deepen regional cooperation.
- 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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On a visit to Egypt, the Chinese President called on the countries of the Middle East to get rid of the American security tutelage, taking advantage of the growing doubts raised by Washington's policy in the region.
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CAIRO (AP): On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But there is deep subtext to the meeting between Xi and President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi: China, the United States’ top global rival, is cultivating an extensive relationship with one of America’s key allies in the Middle East as it moves to expand its influence in the r…
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