Official language after unifying the country in 221 BC. Classical Chinese would remain the standard written language for the next 2000 years. Standardization of the spoken language received less political attention, and Mandarin developed on an "ad hoc" basis from the dialects of the various imperial capitals until being officially standardized in the early twentieth century. According to an undated chart by the American pro-English-only organization known as U.S. English, 178 countries have an official language at the national level. Among those, English is the most common with 67 nations giving it official status. French is second with 29 countries, Arabic is
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