{"id":38559,"date":"2025-06-04T11:57:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T08:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=38559"},"modified":"2025-06-04T12:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T09:01:16","slug":"from-the-pyramids-to-the-tianshan-mountains-a-young-egyptian-embodies-scientific-cooperation-between-egypt-and-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/?p=38559","title":{"rendered":"From the Pyramids to the Tianshan Mountains: A Young Egyptian Embodies Scientific Cooperation Between Egypt and China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Ambassador Liao Li writes \u270d\ufe0f<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> Chinese Ambassador to Cairo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>2014<\/strong>, a young Egyptian named <strong>Osama<\/strong> traveled to China under the <strong>&#8220;Outstanding Young Scientists from Asia and Africa&#8221;<\/strong> program, sponsored by the <strong>Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology<\/strong>. He joined the <strong>Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography<\/strong> under the <strong>Chinese Academy of Sciences<\/strong>, embarking on a <strong>rich and inspiring scientific journey<\/strong> in the heart of China&#8217;s diverse landscapes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Over the years, Osama conducted research across various regions, including <strong>Ili<\/strong>, <strong>Tacheng<\/strong>, <strong>Turpan<\/strong>, and <strong>Shihezi<\/strong>, where he witnessed firsthand the <strong>harmonious coexistence<\/strong> and <strong>collaborative spirit among different ethnic groups<\/strong> in Xinjiang \u2014 an experience that left a profound mark on him and made him feel like an <strong>integral part of this multicultural society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thanks to the <strong>Belt and Road Initiative<\/strong>, <strong>Xinjiang\u2019s development has accelerated<\/strong>, offering researchers like Osama increasing opportunities to <strong>innovate and pursue scientific aspirations<\/strong>. He focused on <strong>endemic plant research<\/strong> and contributed to <strong>soil salinity improvement<\/strong> and <strong>agricultural development in arid regions<\/strong>, playing a vital role in promoting <strong>sustainable development<\/strong> in the area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FB_IMG_1749024350869.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-38561 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FB_IMG_1749024350869-291x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FB_IMG_1749024350869-291x300.jpg 291w, https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FB_IMG_1749024350869.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In <strong>2020<\/strong>, Osama\u2019s efforts were recognized with the prestigious <strong>Tianshan Award for Foreign Experts<\/strong> \u2014 the <strong>highest honorary award<\/strong> in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region \u2014 acknowledging his significant contributions to <strong>Egypt\u2013China scientific cooperation<\/strong> and celebrating the <strong>deep-rooted friendship between the two peoples<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">#<strong>Strengthening_Egypt_China_Relations<\/strong><br \/>\n#<strong>Egypt_China_Friendship<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambassador Liao Li writes \u270d\ufe0f Chinese Ambassador to Cairo In 2014, a young Egyptian named Osama traveled to China under the &#8220;Outstanding Young Scientists from Asia and Africa&#8221; program, sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology. He joined the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, embarking on &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38560,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,5],"tags":[11487,2413,3147,16637,1558,20693,20690,20692,20691],"class_list":["post-38559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opinion","category-sport","tag-a-young","tag-between","tag-china","tag-egypt-and","tag-egyptian","tag-embodies-scientific-cooperation","tag-from-the-pyramids","tag-mountains","tag-to-the-tianshan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38559","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=38559"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38563,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38559\/revisions\/38563"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/38560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=38559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=38559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aldiplomasy.com\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=38559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}