Power 3.0 published on 20 February 2020 an article titled "Egypt and China's Telecoms: A Concerning Courtship" by Allison McManus, Tahrir Institute for the Middle East.
Although much of China's proposed investment in Egypt never materialized, one sector where Chinese companies, especially Huawei, have been successful is telecommunications. Some 82 Chinese telecom firms operate in Egypt, including assistance with surveillance. Cairo has helped identify and detain Uighur Chinese for transfer to "reeducation" facilities in China.
