Xi Jinping’s call for Mideast to build own security framework is a message to US: expert

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

Xi Jinping has urged Middle Eastern nations to build a self-led security model, signalling a push to cut reliance on Washington following further US-Iran military clashes, although China’s president did not position Beijing as an alternative security guarantor. On his first visit to Egypt in a decade, Xi made the proposal during talks with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi at Cairo’s Ittihadiya Palace on Wednesday. Analysts said the meeting reflected Egypt’s efforts to strengthen relations