Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, on Sept. 1, 2026. Upon the arrival, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and his wife welcomed Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at the Cairo International Airport. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

CAIRO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday arrived in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan step out of the airplane cabin upon arrival in Cairo, Egypt, on Sept. 1, 2026. Xi landed in Cairo on Tuesday for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Sept. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Sept. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for a state visit to Egypt at the invitation of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Sept. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)