"What have you done for me lately?" Egypt controls the Suez, which is favorable for China's continuing oil import needs while they continue to accelerate off of oil.

> China has invested more than $10 billion in Egypt, building a business hub east of the capital, Cairo, and an electric rail line for industry in the Nile Delta. Annual trade between the two countries is estimated at $20 billion, according to government figures.

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