CRI英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：EGYPTIAN-PRESIDENT-VISITS-CHINA.doc

1、Related: Egyptian President Arrives in Beijing for State VisitEgyptian President Mohamed Morsi is starting his three-day visit to China.It is Morsis first visit after taking office in June.Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei says China attaches great importance to Morsis trip and Chinese lea

2、ders will hold talks with the Egyptian President to exchange views on bilateral relations.Both sides will touch on regional affairs and sign a series of agreements on bilateral cooperation.Elected as the first civilian President of Egypt, Morsi was sworn in on June 30th.China is the first non-Arabic

3、 country the Egyptian President has visited since taking office.Despite last years social turmoil in Egypt, bilateral trade between the two nations rose to over 8 billion U.S. dollars, up nearly 30 percent year-on-year.Egypt became the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic ties with China in 1956.For more on this, CRIs Rebecca Hume spoke earlier to Professor. Li Guofu, a senior researcher on Middle East issues at the China Institute of International Studies.