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Published on: 03/09/2026 - 11:53

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the countries of the region to reject what he described as "foreign interference" in the affairs of the Middle East, during his meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on Wednesday, in Cairo, in his first visit to Egypt in ten years. Xi's visit to Egypt comes in light of rapid transformations in the map of alliances in the Middle East, against the backdrop of the war between the United States and Iran, while the Chinese President announced his country's readiness to help protect maritime traffic in the region. Is Beijing seeking to strengthen its presence in the Middle East and compete with the American role in the region? To what extent can China impose itself as an influential player in the region’s political and security issues? To talk about the dimensions of this “historic visit,” we host in Sada Al-Mashreq Professor of Political Science at the German-Jordanian University Badr Al-Madhi.

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