CAIRO/TOKYO -- The U.S.-China competition for influence is rapidly heating up in the Middle East, as Chinese forces conduct air exercises with Egypt, a longtime security partner of Washington.
International relations
China-Egypt ties reach new heights with joint air exercises
Beijing reinforces presence in tense region as experts see waning US clout
China and Egypt are holding their first joint aerial exercises, Eagles of Civilization 2025, to "help enhance technical and tactical capabilities of the two air forces and deepen substantive cooperation." (Source photo by Reuters)
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