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dongfeng egypt's "national treasure" shines in "four-leaf clover" when shared rides are opened

2024-09-28

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there is such a country that not only belongs to the four ancient civilizations with china, but also is the first arab country and african country to establish diplomatic relations with new china. it is also an important trading partner of china in the african region, and is one of the guest countries of the first ciie. , and has participated in the ciie for six consecutive years.
this country is egypt.
traditional industries take the "ciie express"

“i didn’t expect the quality of egyptian cotton thread to be so good, close to the first-tier international brands, and the price is very affordable.” in front of the booth of the egyptian dyeing and processing company at the 6th china international import expo, several purchasers of knitting raw materials from zhejiang stopped for a long time. winning the "bright" brand cotton thread produced by the company.
at the 6th china international import expo, noura, the head of the egyptian dyeing and processing company’s booth, introduced the exhibits to merchants. source: cctv video screenshot
egypt has countless cultural relics and monuments, but what is known as a "national treasure" is long-staple cotton, which has long been famous in the world and provides high-quality raw materials for the domestic textile industry. the textile industry is an important traditional pillar industry in egypt and one of the key industries developed by the egyptian government. the "2023 country guide for foreign investment and cooperation in the textile industry" shows that egypt has developed three major textile industry clusters, and the greater cairo area where the capital is located is one of them. noura, the booth manager of the egyptian dyeing and processing company who came to participate in the exhibition, is from cairo. in just a few days, many companies expressed their intention to represent their products online and offline. noura said: “we hope to use the broad platform of the ciie to bring our products into the eyes of more chinese consumers.”

the spice industry is also one of egypt's long-standing traditional industries. as early as the pharaonic period thousands of years ago, egypt had a tradition of growing spices. in ancient times, large quantities of spices were transported from egypt and other countries to china through the maritime silk road. now, taking the "ciie express", the egyptian spice industry has ushered in new development opportunities in the far east.

egypt's retaj export and trade manager hande is from sadat city, egypt. in 2023, she participated in the ciie for the first time in 2023 with more than 30 egyptian specialty plant spices. "we came to china just to find business opportunities for the specialties from our hometown. after participating in the ciie, we have received multiple orders, both from china and from other countries." talking about the harvest from participating in the exhibition, hande was very happy, "the ciie is really this big stage not only brings orders, but also gains future and hope. ”

"internet infrared education"'s ciie journey

mahmoud suleiman (chinese name "ma xiaoyu") from cairo, egypt, is a foreign teacher in the arabic department of the school of oriental studies at shanghai international studies university. because he has been reported by the media many times, students call him an "internet celebrity teacher." at the 6th china international import expo, this internet celebrity volunteer named "little yezi" participated in a live video broadcast, telling the chinese story to the world from an egyptian perspective.

china joined the unesco convention for the protection of intangible cultural heritage in 2004. after twenty years of active exploration, china’s practice and experience in the protection of intangible cultural heritage have been formed. in a live broadcast event, ma xiaoyu and his partner came to the cultural corridor of the ciie to introduce china’s intangible cultural heritage to the audience. traveling through cultural exhibition halls in various places, he was deeply attracted by china's rich intangible cultural heritage and developed a strong interest in chinese traditional culture.

at the 6th china international import expo, internet celebrity ma xiaoyu (left) participated in a live broadcast. source: china daily live broadcast replay screenshot

in addition to traditional culture, ma xiaoyu also learned about the latest developments in the global high-end manufacturing field. in another live broadcast event titled "experience intelligent manufacturing acceleration", he and china daily reporters visited the technical equipment exhibition area to "decode" the high-end manufacturing achievements in the context of new industrialization and experience the rare coolness technical equipment.

ma xiaoyu is very happy to be able to participate in the ciie volunteer service as a foreign teacher. “whether it is in terms of economic and trade cooperation or cultural exchanges between china and egypt, the ciie is a good platform. so even though i am a teacher, i really want to participate in and understand the ciie more deeply. "he also expressed that he hopes to become a bridge and actively promote china-egypt economic and trade cooperation and cultural exchanges.

ancient civilizations share the east wind of opening up

china and egypt, two ancient civilizations, have a long history of friendly relations, and there is huge potential for cooperation between enterprises. cotton thread, spices, fresh oranges, dates, siwa salt... after participating in the ciie, more and more egyptian goodies have been recognized by the chinese market, boosting the confidence of the egyptian business community in the chinese market.

the ciie has been included in the government work report of the national two sessions for seven consecutive years. during the national two sessions in 2024, dia helmi, secretary-general of the egyptian-chinese chamber of commerce in egypt, said in an interview that the “belt and road initiative” and the china international import expo show that china opens its arms to all parties to achieve win-win cooperation and help promote the world moving towards the path of progress, development and common prosperity, china's development will benefit the world.

on april 23, 2024 local time, the 7th china international import expo promotion conference was held in cairo, egypt.

in april 2024, the seventh ciie promotion meeting was held in cairo, the capital of egypt, with more than 150 representatives from egyptian government agencies, enterprises and business associations participating. sharif mavardi, chairman of the egyptian general administration of exhibitions and conventions, said that egyptian companies’ participation in the sixth ciie has achieved outstanding results. the ciie provides a good opportunity for egyptian companies to promote “made in egypt” on a global scale. this year, many egyptian companies are preparing to go to shanghai to participate in the seventh ciie.

at the just-concluded beijing summit of the forum on china-africa cooperation, the ciie was included in the beijing declaration on jointly building an all-weather china-africa community with a shared future in the new era. this year coincides with the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a comprehensive strategic partnership between china and egypt. let us look forward to egyptian institutions and enterprises taking advantage of china's opening up to participate in the 7th ciie and bring more high-quality specialty products to the chinese and global markets.
comprehensive sources from: people's daily, xinhua news agency, guangming daily, china daily, china news service, china youth daily, hunan daily, jiangsu radio and television station·integrated media news center, observer network, shanghai education tv station, shanghai songjiang public account, official accounts of china textile federation international trade office and sisu oriental studies institute
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