For Egypt, the summit carries special significance. Egypt’s accession as an SCO dialogue partner marks a strategic step toward forging more balanced, diversified international partnerships, particularly with emerging countries such as China, Russia and the Central Asian state Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly in the port city of Tianjin on Saturday. Madbouly is in Beijing to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025. Noting that China-Egypt relations are at their best in history, Xi called for seizing the opportunity of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations next year