Why Egypt sees China as a credible partner, and why it matters

为何埃及视中国为可靠的伙伴,以及这为何重要

The Point with Liu Xin

2026-08-28

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For 70 years, China and Egypt have built a remarkable partnership rooted in two ancient civilizations, and their economic ties have grown some 1,700-fold. As momentum continues to build, what opportunities lie ahead? And what could this partnership mean for the wider Arab world, the Middle East and Africa?
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  • Cutting through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

  • This is The Point.

  • A decade of landmarks, a new threshold of trust.

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to pay a state visit to Egypt early next month,

  • marking his first visit to the country in 10 years.

  • Over the past decade, China-Egypt Corporation has delivered a string of landmark firsts.

  • Africa's tallest skyscraper, Egypt's first electrified light rail,

  • and the continent's first country with a full satellite assembly and testing capability.

  • What has driven this remarkable transformation?

  • How has it impacted ordinary people?

  • And where are we heading next?

  • Welcome to this edition of The Point with me, Liu Xin, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

  • Joining me is Ambassador Dr. Edzard Saad, Director General of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs.

  • Now, I just wanted to give people a bit more information.

  • I mean, you are a veteran diplomat from Egypt.

  • You have served as the governor of Luxor, which is, you know, the city in central and southern Egypt.

  • That is known or nicknamed as the world's largest open-air museum.

  • You were Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for the Americas and the Organization of American States.

  • You were Egypt's ambassador to Russia and Indonesia before.

  • You also served as Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for International Legal Affairs and Treaties.