Egypt in the Middle Ages than members of the Umayyad family or court. Both are reported to have increased pressure on the Copts, and initiated measures of Islamization. The resentment of the Copts against taxation led to a revolt in 725. In 727, to strengthen Arab representation, a colony of 3,000 Arabs was set up near Bilbeis. Meanwhile, the employment of the Arabic language had been steadily gaining ground, and in 706 it was made the official language of the government. Egyptian Arabic, the modern Arabic accent of Egypt, began to form. Other revolts of the Copts are recorded for the years 739 and 750,
China–Egypt relations an industrial park in the Northwest Suez Economic Zone beginning June 1, 2000, to the construction of a Chinese language school in Cairo in 2002 through a 4 million USD grant from the Chinese government. In 2014, Egyptian president Elsisi made a visit to China and signed a number of deals there. China–Egypt relations People's Republic of China – Egypt relations were established on May 30, 1956. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai visited Egypt three times during his tenure, and President Hosni Mubarak has visited China several times. Mohamed Morsi also flew to China on an official visit. Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim