Cairo-Beijing ties strong amid surge of anti-China sentiment in Egypt

Egyptian-Chinese relations appear to be unshaken after an Egyptian lawyer filed a lawsuit against China for damages due to the coronavirus.
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi before a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China April 25, 2019. Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - APRIL 25: Egypt President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People on April 25, 2019 in Beijing, C
Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi before a bilateral meeting of the Second Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China April 25, 2019. - Andrea Verdelli/Pool via REUTERS
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Shahira Amin
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Egyptian lawyer Mohamed Talaat is seeking $10 trillion in compensation from the Chinese government for damages sustained by Egypt as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this month, Talaat sent the Chinese Embassy in Cairo a formal notice of the lawsuit he intends to file against the Chinese authorities for the harm caused to Egypt by what he called the "Chinese virus."

Announcing his plan to take China to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Talaat said, "The coronavirus is a biological weapon that was developed in a Chinese lab."

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