ABSTRACT
China’s offer of economic incentives and recognition that Beijing will likely have little interest in the domestic affairs of Egypt will have provided the backdrop to the analysis of Egyptian commentators. Almost as soon as Xi Jinping ascended to the helm of the Communist Party of China in 2012, the Belt and Road Initiative graduated to become his main foreign policy plank. The momentum in Sino-Egyptian economic ties has by and large been couched within the growing body of literature on China’s presence in the Middle East. Despite China’s massive trade surplus with Egypt, most commentators by and large have tended to view it as a fair partner that seeks mutual benefits for itself and for others, and which is working to help achieve regional stability. Politically, China is by and large seen as cooperating with Egypt in advancing pro-Arab views in international fora.
