As the China-US AI race reaches Cairo, Egypt faces a strategic decision
- Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Egypt, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, marked his first trip to the Middle East in four years and the first to Egypt in a decade.
- The trip caused debate among geopolitical observers over Egypt’s diplomatic balancing act between China, one of its largest economic partners, and the United States, a major defence and strategic partner.
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- Chinese President Xi Jinping’s three-day visit to Egypt, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations, marked his first trip to the Middle East in four years and the first to Egypt in a decade.
- The trip caused debate among geopolitical observers over Egypt’s diplomatic balancing act between China, one of its largest economic partners, and the United States, a major defence and strategic partner.
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Sources: Al Jazeera