Abstract

 
 Sino-Egypt diplomatic relationships were established in May 1956. In year 2013, China launched the “Belt and Road” Initiative (BRI) and invited countries, especially those along the route to contribute in the framework of the project. The Egyptian president Sisi visited China in 2014, and the two nations agreed to promote their bilateral relationships to comprehensive strategic partnership. In year 20146, Egypt launched new strategy for national development “Egypt Vision 2030”. Therefore, the two countries are cooperating according to these two planes. This paper analyzes Sino-Egypt relations in the context of BRI. When the Initiative was launched by China in 2013, Egypt is among the first countries to the join it. SinoEgyptian relations have significantly developed since the early 2010s. Based on solid foundation, China’s president Xi Jinping and Al-Sissi sealed an “integral strategic partnership” between the two nations in year 2014. This research paper provides an overview of this evolution and explores fields of cooperation between the two countries. The paper sheds light on cooperation in bilateral fields, especially in the framework of Belt & Road Initiative launched by China. The paper explores how Egypt and China reinforce each other in their common search for economic development
 
 
 
 
Highlights
The Sino-Egypt bilateral relationships have evolved across stages since the historic meeting between President Nasser and Premier Zhaou Enlai in 1955, where the two leaders agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties which materialized in 1956
During the summit of “Forum on China-Africa Cooperation” held in Beijing in September 2018, the Chinese state Construction Engineering Corporation agreed an EPC with Egyptian ministry of investment and international corporation valuing $3.5, and PEC contract for Suez refining and Petrochemical Plant valuing $ 6.1 billion was signed with the Egyptian Eastern Oil and Gas company ( Xinhua News Agency, 2016)
The paper discussed Sino-Egyptian relationships in the context of China’s “Belt and Road” Initiative. It is obvious from the examined period of Sino-Egypt ties that the two countries have upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership
Summary
The Sino-Egypt bilateral relationships have evolved across stages since the historic meeting between President Nasser and Premier Zhaou Enlai in 1955, where the two leaders agreed to establish formal diplomatic ties which materialized in 1956. With the completion of the new Suez Canal project in Egypt in 2014, and the launch of “Belt and Road” Initiative by China in 2013, there is a framework of economic exchange benefits, a major actor in in promoting the role of bilateral industrial transfers between the two countries (Soliman & Zhao , 2019).
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