https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-bolsters-mideast-ties-with-egypt-visit-ahead-of-planned-u-s-tripContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-bolsters-mideast-ties-with-egypt-visit-ahead-of-planned-u-s-triphttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/china-s-xi-bolsters-mideast-ties-with-egypt-visit-ahead-of-planned-u-s-trip#u56531Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:11:32 +0000President Xi Jinping is visiting Egypt this week for his first state visit to the country in a decade. During the trip, Xi met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and called for the creation of a new security framework for the Middle East. The visit occurs as China seeks to deepen its regional influence and challenge American leadership in the area, timed ahead of a planned trip to the United States.Why it mattersChina is leveraging a perceived decline in U.S. influence, which some sources attribute to the American war in Iran. Egypt serves as a strategic partner for Beijing's broader amb