China’s CGTN news channel highlighted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt on Tuesday, stating that relations between the two countries are at their best point ever.
It noted that official data indicates China has remained Egypt’s largest trading partner for 14 consecutive years, with bilateral trade reaching a record high of US$ 20.79 billion in 2025.
Egypt’s imports from China are concentrated in engineering equipment, textiles, and building materials, while its exports to China consist mainly of agricultural and food products.
Frozen strawberries, beets, raw flax, natural dyes, and natural calcium phosphate accounted for 46.1 percent of Egypt’s exports to China.
The channel added that trade figures have strengthened this year.
Since May 1, China has eliminated tariffs on products from 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, including Egypt.
Surging exports
Egyptian exports to China surged 199.8 percent year-on-year to reach $ 840.8 million in the first half of 2026, compared to $ 280.5 million in the same period last year, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics.
This policy is also changing how some Egyptian companies approach the Chinese market.
At the “Export to China” event held in Cairo on August 17, Chinese and Egyptian companies signed trade agreements worth nearly US$ 170 million.
More than 10 Chinese companies held talks with Egyptian firms.
The executive vice president of the Egypt-China General Business Association, Ma Guanghui, said that Egyptian companies are paying closer attention to the demands of the Chinese market.
The linen factory in Sadat City, with a total investment of US$ 58 million, produced approximately 3,800 tons of linen yarn annually, previously exporting its products only to the European Union market.
Ma said the factory is currently seeking Oeko-Tex certification and preparing to enter the luxury home textiles market in China, anticipating an 8-10 percentage point increase in its profit margin.
