Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt, which is his first state visit to the country in 10 years, in Cairo on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, 2026, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Afghan men craft tiles traditionally at an old workshop in Herat on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Mohsen KARIMI / AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt, which is his first state visit to the country in 10 years, in Cairo on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, 2026, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt, which is his first state visit to the country in 10 years, in Cairo on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, 2026, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt, which is his first state visit to the country in 10 years, in Cairo on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, 2026, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

China's President Xi Jinping (L) and his wife Peng Liyuan wave as they disembark from a plane upon their arrival at the Cairo International Airport on September 1, 2026. Chinese 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)

Chinese President Xi Jinping is welcomed by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at Cairo International Airport for an official visit to Egypt, which is his first state visit to the country in 10 years, in Cairo on September 1, 2026. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Egypt on September 1, 2026, making a rare trip to the Middle East as both countries face the threat of US sanctions over financial links to Iran. (Photo by Mohamed Abd El Ghany / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

China's President Xi Jinping (L) speaks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi upon his arrival at the Cairo International Airport on September 1, 2026. Chinese 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)