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Xi reaffirms 'comprehensive strategic partnership' in meeting with Sisi

Meeting on the sidelines of the Olympics, the Chinese president said Beijing and Cairo share 'similar visions and strategies.'

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Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they pose for photographers during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation on Sept. 3, 2018 in Beijing, China. — Andy Wong - Pool/Getty Images

CAIRO — During a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Beijing on the sidelines of the Olympic Winter Games, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China and Egypt will continue to support each other.

“China and Egypt share similar visions and strategies in defending their own interests, pursuing common development, enhancing their people’s well-being and promoting fairness and justice in the world, as the world is undergoing changes unseen in a century,” Xi said Feb. 5, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidency.

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