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Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Egypt on his first visit there in ten years. Talks with his counterpart, Abdel Fattah el Sisi is expected to focus on security and the economic fallout from conflict in the Middle East. Also on East Asia Tonight, Beijing dissents G20 action on trade imbalance. Meanwhile, China restores access to the Tibet disaster zone.
00:00 Introduction
01:37 Xi in Egypt
06:53 Nepal-Tibet disaster
15:07 China dissents G20 action on distorted trade
33:08 EU-China trade tensions
36:37 South Korea tugboat capsize
37:29 Hong Kong activist pleads guilty
39:53 Singapore-Thailand Leaders' Retreat
41:45 Japan eases overtime regulations
<br>Regarding the Middle East issue, the joint statement notes that the two heads of state reaffirmed that the Palestinian question lies at the core of the Middle East issue and that a just and lasting resolution must be achieved based on the "two-state solution," leading to the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital and based on the borders of June 4, 1967; the two leaders also reiterated their firm opposition to any plans to displace the Palestinian people, under any pretext or justification.
<br>U.S. Air Force major, Alex Klinner, was killed in a mid-air collision involving a KC-135 tanker during operations related to the conflict with Iran.
<br>However, his widow, Libby Klinner, was informed that she was ineligible for certain benefits—such as "Hostile Fire/Imminent Danger Pay" and "Combat Zone Tax Exclusion"—because the U.S. Congress had not formally declared war on Iran.