{"id":2125376,"date":"2026-09-02T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125376"},"modified":"2026-09-02T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T08:53:49","slug":"from-infrastructure-to-military-drills-china-deepens-footprint-in-egypt-as-xi-visits-cairo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2125376","title":{"rendered":"From infrastructure to military drills, China deepens footprint in Egypt as Xi visits Cairo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/65\/1200x675_cmsv2_5dac4ebe-9f65-5dad-bcab-7a48c0fe9d95-9897265.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2922669-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922669\" data-cid=\"9899181\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922669-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/04\/83\/11\/28\/189x106_cmsv2_09e2d377-a480-5cf6-a23e-fc9fc4a2ec59-4831128.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"This April 4, 2016 file photo shows Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed by a car bomb in Malta on Oct. 16, 2017.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Malta jury clears businessman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922631-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2922631\" data-cid=\"9899069\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922631-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/90\/69\/189x106_cmsv2_b4f97632-1499-5f92-b14a-ae6bf650275d-9899069.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Spanish Pedro Sanchez speaks to reporters \" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco\u2019s role in Ceuta\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922524-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2922524\" data-cid=\"9898543\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922524-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/85\/43\/189x106_cmsv2_efb8ba1d-6940-5094-a07b-1ffd3e9a5b37-9898543.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"MEPs Bentele (EPP) and Germain (S&amp;D) in The Ring\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    The Ring<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The surge of the far-right &#8211; who is to blame? 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Business<\/p>\n<p>                          Economy<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            From infrastructure to military drills, China deepens footprint in Egypt as Xi visits Cairo<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/65\/1536x864_cmsv2_5dac4ebe-9f65-5dad-bcab-7a48c0fe9d95-9897265.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt,\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt,<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Mohamed Abd El Ghany\/Pool Photo via AP<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        Chinese President Xi Jinping\u2019s 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.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--business js-article-content\">\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Tuesday for his first visit since 2016, as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic ties and push their relationship into new areas in what Beijing has described as a &#8220;comprehensive strategic partnership&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Since his last visit, some of Beijing&#8217;s megaprojects have become part of Egypt\u2019s landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese companies have helped build the central business district of Egypt\u2019s New Administrative Capital. Built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, it consists of 20 skyscrapers.<\/p>\n<p>At its centre stands the 385.8-metre Iconic Tower, Africa&#8217;s tallest building.<\/p>\n<p>A light rail system built with Chinese involvement connects Cairo\u2019s eastern outskirts with new urban centres, and a China-Egypt industrial zone near the Suez Canal now hosts more than 200 companies. <\/p>\n<p>The industrial zone created more than 10,000 direct jobs, according to Chinese figures. Chinese reporting puts total investment at more than $4.7 billion (\u20ac4.05bn).<\/p>\n<p>The scope is now widening.<\/p>\n<p>AI, advanced manufacturing and technology transfer are increasingly part of the economic agenda, while Chinese and Egyptian fighter aircraft have been training together in the second joint air force exercise between the two countries.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trade grows, but so does the imbalance<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Bilateral trade reached $11.3 billion (\u20ac9.75bn) in the first six months of 2026, up 21.5% year on year, according to Egypt&#8217;s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics. <\/p>\n<p>Egyptian exports to China almost tripled to $840.8 million (\u20ac725.4m), driven by fuel, mineral oil, fruit, vegetables and cotton. <\/p>\n<p>But imports from China reached $10.4 billion (\u20ac8.97bn) over the same period \u2014 machinery and electrical equipment alone accounting for $4.1 billion (\u20ac3.5bn), followed by vehicles, iron and steel, plastics and chemicals.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6682464454976303\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/65\/808x539_cmsv2_684e36ee-9f3b-5da7-83f1-337a7d3f3a40-9897265.jpg\" alt=\"The China-Egypt TEDA industrial zone in Ain Sokhna has attracted more than 200 companies.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">The China-Egypt TEDA industrial zone in Ain Sokhna has attracted more than 200 companies.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">TEDA Investment Holding\/Handout via Xinhua<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Egypt wants Chinese investment and technology, but also wants more Chinese companies to manufacture inside Egypt and greater access for Egyptian goods to the Chinese market.<\/p>\n<p>A five-year programme agreed for 2024-2028 calls for local production and technology transfer in electric vehicles, electronics, solar panels, chemicals and modern agricultural technology, with artificial intelligence also listed as a priority. <\/p>\n<p>El-Sisi said ahead of the visit that Egypt wanted to attract Chinese investment in EVs, battery storage, renewable energy and shipbuilding, while expanding technology transfer in telecommunications, AI and space sciences.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Military ties move into view<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Defence links are also becoming more visible. China and Egypt are holding the second edition of their Eagles of Civilisation joint air force exercise, running from mid-August into early September at Egyptian air bases. The first was held only last year. <\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials said the 2026 drills would include air combat tactics, air superiority operations, combat search and rescue and joint force deployment.<\/p>\n<p>The US remains Cairo&#8217;s key longstanding security partner, providing large-scale military assistance and supplying a significant part of Egypt&#8217;s diversely sourced military equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Washington has not publicly commented on the Chinese exercises. The Pentagon has previously flagged concerns about Chinese military engagement with US partners across the Middle East and Africa. <\/p>\n<p>The exercises fit Egypt&#8217;s wider policy of diversifying its defence partnerships, a deliberate balancing act that also encompasses its involvement in BRICS, the New Development Bank and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alongside continued reliance on Western economic and security support.<\/p>\n<h2>Next phase of relations crucial<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of the visit, Xi described the country as an important link between the Arab world and Africa and called for deeper China-Arab and China-Africa cooperation through Egypt. <\/p>\n<p>For China, Egypt combines a market of more than 100 million people with a strategic position on the Suez Canal and political weight across the Arab world and Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The two governments have also taken similar positions on several regional issues, including support for a Palestinian state, while Egypt maintains its One China policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/65\/808x539_cmsv2_df94fbf3-6da5-5fd4-a808-b5371a14e2a8-9897265.jpg\" alt=\"Fireworks light up the Chinese-built Iconic Tower in Egypt&apos;s New Administrative Capital during New Year celebrations.\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">Fireworks light up the Chinese-built Iconic Tower in Egypt&#8217;s New Administrative Capital during New Year celebrations.<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People&#8217;s Republic of China in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>El-Sisi has travelled to China eight times since taking office in 2014, most recently in May 2024. <\/p>\n<p>The agreements announced during Xi&#8217;s visit are expected to provide more detail on newer areas of cooperation, particularly technology transfer and advanced manufacturing, where Egypt has pushed hardest to move beyond the construction and infrastructure model that defined the relationship&#8217;s first decade.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__container\">\n<article id=\"abe-2920458-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2920458\" data-cid=\"9888317\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2920458-label-pos0-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/88\/82\/69\/480x270_cmsv2_e58a077a-a368-5be5-ad2b-3a89dc89e08d-9888269.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Eni doubles down on Egyptian gas: $8.5bn in investments and 230 new wells<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2917346-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2917346\" data-cid=\"9873115\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2917346-label-pos1-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/87\/31\/15\/480x270_cmsv2_3efeeac5-d634-5e7b-b685-388c3fe60d48-9873115.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hong Kong flag ship, XIN YU crosses the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. 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(AP Photo\/Amr Nabil)\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Maersk returns another shipping service through Suez as risks remain<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2896777-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2896777\" data-cid=\"9773253\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2896777-label-pos2-c-article-you-might-also-like__item\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/77\/32\/53\/480x270_cmsv2_0e4d0655-0582-5108-994d-788f80be38e2-9773253.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"File photo: An oil refinery in Alexandria, Egypt, as Cairo seeks to boost domestic gas output.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Business<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Egypt marks record year for gas discoveries amid domestic shortage<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2922591-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2 the-media-object--no-label\" data-nid=\"2922591\" data-cid=\"9898834\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2922591-label-pos2-top-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/88\/20\/320x180_cmsv2_b5e3d325-11f7-5502-95a3-f076645531f7-9898820.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The 2026 Semiquincentennial President Donald J. 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Built by China State Construction Engineering Corporation, it consists of 20 skyscrapers.At its centre stands the 385.8-metre Iconic Tower, Africa&#8217;s tallest building.A light rail system built with Chinese involvement connects Cairo\u2019s eastern outskirts with new urban centres, and a China-Egypt industrial zone near the Suez Canal now hosts more than 200 companies.The industrial zone created more than 10,000 direct jobs, according to Chinese figures. Chinese reporting puts total investment at more than $4.7 billion (\u20ac4.05bn).The scope is now widening.AI, advanced manufacturing and technology transfer are increasingly part of the economic agenda, while Chinese and Egyptian fighter aircraft have been training together in the second joint air force exercise between the two countries.Trade grows, but so does the imbalanceBilateral trade reached $11.3 billion (\u20ac9.75bn) in the first six months of 2026, up 21.5% year on year, according to Egypt&#8217;s Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics.Egyptian exports to China almost tripled to $840.8 million (\u20ac725.4m), driven by fuel, mineral oil, fruit, vegetables and cotton.But imports from China reached $10.4 billion (\u20ac8.97bn) over the same period \u2014 machinery and electrical equipment alone accounting for $4.1 billion (\u20ac3.5bn), followed by vehicles, iron and steel, plastics and chemicals.Egypt wants Chinese investment and technology, but also wants more Chinese companies to manufacture inside Egypt and greater access for Egyptian goods to the Chinese market.A five-year programme agreed for 2024-2028 calls for local production and technology transfer in electric vehicles, electronics, solar panels, chemicals and modern agricultural technology, with artificial intelligence also listed as a priority.El-Sisi said ahead of the visit that Egypt wanted to attract Chinese investment in EVs, battery storage, renewable energy and shipbuilding, while expanding technology transfer in telecommunications, AI and space sciences.Military ties move into viewDefence links are also becoming more visible. China and Egypt are holding the second edition of their Eagles of Civilisation joint air force exercise, running from mid-August into early September at Egyptian air bases. The first was held only last year.Chinese officials said the 2026 drills would include air combat tactics, air superiority operations, combat search and rescue and joint force deployment.The US remains Cairo&#8217;s key longstanding security partner, providing large-scale military assistance and supplying a significant part of Egypt&#8217;s diversely sourced military equipment.Washington has not publicly commented on the Chinese exercises. The Pentagon has previously flagged concerns about Chinese military engagement with US partners across the Middle East and Africa.The exercises fit Egypt&#8217;s wider policy of diversifying its defence partnerships, a deliberate balancing act that also encompasses its involvement in BRICS, the New Development Bank and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation alongside continued reliance on Western economic and security support.Next phase of relations crucialAhead of the visit, Xi described the country as an important link between the Arab world and Africa and called for deeper China-Arab and China-Africa cooperation through Egypt.For China, Egypt combines a market of more than 100 million people with a strategic position on the Suez Canal and political weight across the Arab world and Africa.The two governments have also taken similar positions on several regional issues, including support for a Palestinian state, while Egypt maintains its One China policy.Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People&#8217;s Republic of China in 1956.El-Sisi has travelled to China eight times since taking office in 2014, most recently in May 2024.The agreements announced during Xi&#8217;s visit are expected to provide more detail on newer areas of cooperation, particularly technology transfer and advanced manufacturing, where Egypt has pushed hardest to move beyond the construction and infrastructure model that defined the relationship&#8217;s first decade.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/business\/2026\/09\/02\/from-infrastructure-to-military-drills-china-deepens-footprint-in-egypt-as-xi-visits-cairo&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/89\/72\/65\/1200x675_cmsv2_5dac4ebe-9f65-5dad-bcab-7a48c0fe9d95-9897265.jpg&#8221;] Europe News Malta jury clears businessman in Daphne Caruana Galizia murder case Europe News Spain in disarray over leaked reports about Morocco\u2019s role in Ceuta The Ring The surge of the far-right &#8211; who is to blame? 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