President Xi Jinping Summarizes the Distinctive Features of 70 Years of China-Egypt Relations

On September 2 local time, President Xi Jinping held talks with Egyptian President Sisi at the AlIttihadiya Palace in Cairo. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt, he summarized the distinctive features that have shaped bilateral relations as “equality and mutual trust, friendship and mutual learning, solidarity and coordination, and mutual benefit and winwin cooperation.” The article reviews the historical support China and Egypt have given each other in striving for national independence and safeguarding international justice, and also notes that since the beginning of the new era, the two heads of state have met many times, providing strategic guidance for the development of the ChinaEgypt comprehensive strategic partnership. During this meeting, the two sides reached consensus on topics including mutual support, mutually beneficial cooperation, peopletopeople exchanges, security cooperation, and multilateral coordination, and signed more than 20 cooperation documents in areas such as the digital economy, science and technology, education, and transportation, further advancing the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with Egypt’s “Vision 2030.”