Egypt–China timeline (published record)
1956, 2014, 2016, 2026. Only facts already sourced in this site’s visit brief.
1956 and 2014
The timeline keeps only points this site’s brief already states and ties to public diplomatic wording.
30 May 1956: Egypt and the People’s Republic of China established relations. The brief describes Egypt as among the first Arab and African countries to do so.
2014: the two sides established a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Wording stays with the brief and the MFA text:
/news/xi-egypt-2026
January 2016
From 20 to 22 January 2016 President Xi paid a state visit to Egypt. The brief records Cairo, the Arab League headquarters, and Luxor, for the sixtieth anniversary of ties.
This page does not add a speech summary that is not in the brief.
The 2026 visit
The brief: this was the first state visit by China’s top leader since January 2016, in the seventieth year of ties. The points it records are departure on 30 August, Cairo on the evening of 1 September, talks at Al-Ittihadiya and a joint statement on 2 September, then the Grand Egyptian Museum and departure.
Xinhua:
www.xinhuanet.com/20260830/3a05bb1658fd4d709cee16e1b0837213/c.html
Government site:
www.gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao/202609/content_7080018.htm
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