Chinese President Visits Egypt as Middle East Tensions Put Cairo on a Tightrope
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on Sept. 1 and met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sept. 2.
- The visit took place amid tensions in the Middle East, with Cairo seeking to navigate a delicate regional situation.
Ten years after his previous visit, Cairo rolled out the red carpet for Chinese President Xi Jinping. He arrived in Egypt on the evening of Sept. 1 and met President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi the following day.
The visit came against a backdrop of tensions in the Middle East. Egypt is therefore navigating a delicate regional position as it hosts the Chinese leader.
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Originally published by Le Pays in French. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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