Airport staff wait for the plane of Chinese President Xi Jinping to arrive 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)

The plane carrying China's President Xi Jinping arrives 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)

Members of the Egyptian honor guard stand to attention before Chinese President Xi Jinping's 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)

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to members of the press at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Allison Joyce / 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)

US Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent speaks to members of the press at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors' meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on September 1, 2026. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP via Getty Images)

The plane carrying Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Cairo International Airport for his 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)

The plane carrying Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at Cairo International Airport for his 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)