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Egypt builds colossal desert capital with Chinese backing

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Egypt is constructing a massive New Administrative Capital in the desert, intended to alleviate congestion in Cairo and serve as a symbol of national ambition. The project, largely funded and built by China, features colossal structures like the largest mosque in Africa and a 94,000-seat stadium. Despite its scale, the city's purpose and necessity are subjects of local debate, with some suggesting it's designed to be revolution-proof and others seeing it as a vanity project mirroring ancient pharaonic endeavors. AI

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Egypt builds colossal desert capital with Chinese backing

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  1. ChinaTalk TIER_1 English(EN) · Nick Corvino ·

    Notes on Egypt

    A dispatch from Egypt's new capital city in the desert. $58 billion, Chinese-financed, almost entirely empty.

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