On August 29, 2012, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi at the Great Hall of the People.

Xi said President Hu Jintao had held fruitful talks with Morsi, reaching broad consensus on furthering bilateral relations and expanding mutually beneficial cooperation in the new situation. Xi said the talks between Hu and Morsi bore "guidance for the future growth of Sino-Egyptian strategic and cooperative ties." He said that the ongoing visit of President Morsi "will increase mutual understanding and trust" between China and Egypt. Xi also said he believed Morsi's visit will "inject new impetus to the bilateral ties and open up a new chapter of Sino-Egyptian friendship."

Xi said the traditional friendship between China and Egypt, which dates back to more than two thousand years ago, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the two peoples. The growth of Sino-Egyptian relations can be attributed to the fact that the two are both developing countries, have the common goals of maintaining state sovereignty and social stability, and share the common interests of promoting peace and stability in the region and the world at large. He also spoke highly of the broad cooperative areas and rapid growth of mutually beneficial cooperation between China and Egypt, which can bring tangible benefits to both peoples. He pointed to positive interaction in China-Egypt governmental and non-governmental exchanges and cooperation, which enjoy a solid foundation of public opinion. He added both countries are ancient civilizations and their exchanges have promoted the development of world civilization. The vice president stressed that China attaches high importance to Chinese-Egyptian ties and "will always regard Egypt as a key, trustworthy cooperative partner." "Our friendly policy toward Egypt will not change," said Xi. He expressed hope that the two will continue to render mutual understanding and support to each other on issues concerning each country's core interests or concerns. Xi also proposed China and Egypt strengthen coordination on major regional and global issues, share experience on governance and reform, and expand economic and trade cooperation. Both sides should also deepen cooperation in such areas as culture, education, science and technology and agriculture and enrich bilateral strategic cooperative ties.

Morsi said he would like to express cordial greetings and pay high tribute to the Chinese government and people through this visit. He said that Egypt and China are both ancient civilizations and enjoy a long history of friendship between their people. Morsi described Egypt-China ties as "strategic". He described his talks with Hu as being "of significance for consolidating Egyptian-Chinese strategic relations." Morsi said Egypt and China enjoy broad areas and huge potential for their cooperation. He hoped the two countries could further all-round cooperation, especially in the areas of economy and trade, investment, aviation and tourism and learn from each other in the development process so as to push forward the Egyptian-Chinese relations.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo and other officials attended the meeting.