As China and Egypt mark the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations this year, the two nations are deepening co-operation across clean energy, digital infrastructure, aerospace, and agriculture, breathing new momentum into a partnership that has weathered seven decades of regional and global change.
Egypt was the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with China. In recent years, political mutual trust between the two countries has continued to deepen, while co-operation across a wide range of fields has yielded fruitful results under the strategic guidance of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Cultural and people-to-people exchanges have also become increasingly vibrant, while Egypt and China have maintained close and effective co-operation within multilateral frameworks.
CBD in Egypt’s New Capital
An aerial photo captured on December 21, 2025, showing the Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt’s New Capital, which is being constructed by a Chinese company. (Xinhua)
10th of Ramadan City Light Rail Transit
On July 3, 2022, trial operations began on Egypt’s Light Rail Transit (LRT) line serving 10th of Ramadan City, one of the flagship projects of China-Egypt co-operation under the Belt and Road Initiative.
China-Egypt Suez Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone
A photo taken on September 7, 2022, showing the Integrated Services Building in the TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Co-operation Zone in Suez, Egypt.
China successfully launched EgyptSat 2
At 12:10 pm on December 4, 2023, China launched EgyptSat 2, making Egypt the first African country with full in-house capabilities for satellite assembly, integration, and testing.
Egypt’s energy sector thriving
(Left) A photo taken on April 21, 2024, showing two workers inspecting solar panels at the Benban Solar Park in Aswan Governorate, southern Egypt.
(Right) An aerial photo taken on September 5, 2024, showing the Kom Ombo Solar Power Station in Aswan, southern Egypt, being constructed by China Energy Engineering Corporation Limited.
Luban Workshop in Egypt
A photo captured on August 16, 2021, showing the Luban Workshop at the Faculty of Engineering of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt.
Civilisation of Ancient Egypt exhibition held in Shanghai
A photo taken on August 17, 2025, showing visitors walking through the main hall of the Shanghai Museum (People’s Square). On the same day, the exhibition “On Top of the Pyramid: The Civilisation of Ancient Egypt” concluded at the museum after a 13-month run.
Sino-Egyptian archaeological project in Saqqara
A photo taken on September 16, 2025, showing Xue Jiang (right), head of the Chinese team working on the joint Chinese-Egyptian archaeological excavation project in Saqqara, with his Egyptian colleagues inside the tomb of a nobleman in the Saqqara archaeological area south of Cairo, Egypt.
