【Real Time • Tide Watching | China-Egypt Cooperation Sets an Exemplary Model for the Global South — Interview with Tang Zhichao, Deputy Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences】

BEIJING, Sept. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Jointly produced by the International Department of People’s Daily and Haiwainet.

On May 30, 1956, Egypt became the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. Today, the bilateral relationship is at its historic best. What has kept China-Egypt relations ever fresh and dynamic over the past seven decades? What new developments have emerged in bilateral cooperation? In this episode, we are joined by Tang Zhichao, Deputy Director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

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