China now biggest investor in Suez

Project head says relationship between two countries is a win-win proposition

SUEZ, Egypt - China has become the biggest investor in Egypt's Suez Canal Area Development Project, a mega initiative showcasing a win-win partnership between the two countries, said Ahmed Darwish, chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone, or SCZone, in an interview with Xinhua.

The aim of the giant project, launched in 2014, is to increase the role of the Suez Canal region in international trading and to develop the three canal cities of Suez, Ismailia and Port Said.