TOPSHOT - China's President Xi Jinping (center L), along with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and their wives, Peng Liyuan and Entissar Amer, watch Egyptian artists perform during a welcome ceremony at Cairo International Airport in Cairo on September 1, 2026. President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)