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Military exercises: Egypt seeks proximity to China.

Egypt is a long-standing ally of the USA. However, the latter is withdrawing from the region under Trump. Egypt and China have now conducted joint military exercises for the first time.

By Katrin Klein

231120 -- BEIJING, Nov. 20, 2023 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with a joint delegation of foreign ministers from Arab and Islamic countries in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2023. The delegation was composed of Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Jordanian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki and Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Hissein Brahim Taha.  CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ARAB-ISLAMIC FMS-DELEGATION-TALKS CN YinxBogu PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN
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Wang provides stage for Israel criticism

On Monday and Tuesday, foreign ministers from four Arab states and Indonesia were in China to discuss the war. The visit shows how much China's influence has grown in the region – except in Tel Aviv.

By Jörn Petring

Qin Gang Benin: China in Afrika
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China provides money, the West provides promises

The first trip of the new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is to Africa. This has to do with tradition but, above all, with geopolitics. The West also wants to become more active in Africa. Beijing now says: We have been number one in Europe's neighborhood for a long time.

By Michael Radunski

Egypt from space
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Egypt's climate policy: much risk, little ambition

Amid the climate crisis, Egypt faces risks of water shortages, floods and loss of land. The host country of the COP27 nevertheless relies fully on gas and hesitates to expand renewables. The climate conference is an opportunity to mediate between the North and South.

By Bernhard Pötter