China and Egypt hold first joint military drills in test to US alliance

Egypt and China concluded the first joint military exercises ever on Sunday, in a presentation of the force that included a great competitor in the United States and one of the major military aid recipients.

The exercises extend from mid -April to Sunday, and the exercises are consisted of joint air exercises, air simulation and modern war lectures.

China has deployed J-10C combat aircraft, an early-air KJ-500 aircraft, and Y-20 transformers in a military ingenuity display outside Asia, according to clips of Chinese government media CCTV.

In recent years, Egypt has purchased large quantities of military machines from Russia, which raised questions about how the United States tackled a major ally in the Middle East and aid that is close to its greatest opponents.

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“We have not seen a crisis like this,” said Joel Robin, a former foreign ministry official, who worked on the Egypt office during the era of former President George W. Bush and the “Book of Briefing” on the allowance “I have not seen a crisis like this.” “Egypt explodes mainly at the present time and looks forward to China, and is looking for more stable and long -term partners after nearly four and a half decades of stability in terms of the peace agreement during the Camp David era.”

Egypt runs a number of US-made aircraft-F-16 fighter plane, CH-47 Chinook and AH-64 Apache- It is scheduled to receive C-130 J. Egypt also has 32 American missile defense system.

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Egypt has received approximately $ 1.3 billion every year in US military aid since Camp David agreed that the natural relations between Israel and Egypt. This number only puts behind Israel, which records about $ 3.8 in US military aid.

Ukraine receives more assistance from Egypt and Israel, but only since the invasion of Russia – before 2022, has obtained between 200 and 350 million dollars every year.

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Visitors stand in front of the J-15 fighter from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) at the China International Air and Space Fair, or China Air, in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, China, on November 12, 2024. (Reuters/Tingshu Wang)

When the Trump administration took office and frozen all foreign aid, Egypt and Israel were the only two countries that were exempt from freezing.

Egypt cooperates with the US security forces throughout the region to fight terrorism in places such as Iraq and Syria.

The Camp David agreement, for each Robin, was “the final piece of the mystery language that removed the most important Arab army from the Soviet Union.” Before the agreements, Egypt was aligned with Russia’s priorities in the Middle East. “It was about putting them in our column, and this is a sign that they might move again to a different column.”

It can be about 300 million dollars of US military aid to air -conditioned about human rights concerns, and these and unanimous money has been frozen in recent years due to complaints from the human rights record in Egypt during the era of President Abdel Fahia Al -Sisi.

“The hedge tactics in Cairo are not new. This was a slow and fixed effort, and this exercise represents a clear escalation. For Cairo, they want to diversify their sponsors. Washington has adapted its help to Egypt on human rights and democracy efforts. A researcher focuses on Egypt in the Foundation for Defense of Democrats.

Egyptian President Abdel Fahia Sisi inspects the Egyptian military units in Suez. Some American aid has been developed due to concerns about Sisi’s human rights record in recent years. (Egyptian Presidency/Bulletin via Reuters)

However, with a new administration with a little appetite for external aid, Egypt may concern that there are additional discounts on the table.

Wahba said: “This exercise must definitely appear stimulant in Washington,” Wahba said.

Exercises, according to former Deputy Defense Minister Simon Lidin, “revolve around capacity building and send a geopolitical signal.”

“Egypt is hedging, the United States shows options,” added Lidin, who was working in the first Trump administration. “China shows that it intends to expand its influence in the Mediterranean. Everyone should pay attention.”

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The latest development, according to Robin, calls for “very graceful diplomacy”.

“It indicates global uncertainty and broader panic over the Trump administration’s position towards international affairs,” he said. “If we threaten in a way that pushes them abroad, then even if we feel that we are morally justified, it is possible that we will lose a decisive ally and partner, which is a major impact on global charging routes, and the work of fighting terrorism throughout the Arab Middle East, and we will give China to the soles of the feet in the heart of the Middle East in the worst possible time.”