The US has shared with Cuba its concerns about Chinese spying bases in Cuban territory.
Washington:
White House spokesman John Kirby said Monday that the United States has conveyed to the Cuban government its concerns that Cuba is hosting Chinese spying operations in its territory.
Kirby said that bilateral relations with China are tense at the moment, but President Joe Biden is committed to keeping the lines of communication open.
He told a White House briefing that he would not expect recent reports about a Chinese spy base in Cuba to affect Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s planned visit to China later this week.
“We understand that bilateral relations with China are strained right now, and nothing has changed about the fact that the President wants to keep the lines of communication open with the PRC,” Kirby told reporters at the People’s Republic of China’s using the initials for.
The Wall Street Journal quoted US officials last week as saying that a new Chinese spying effort was underway on Cuba. China denied on Monday that it was using Cuba as a spy base.
Blinken told reporters on Monday that China’s efforts in Cuba were part of a global push by Beijing to expand its presence overseas, but that US actions since Biden took office in January 2021 had “undermined this effort”. slowed down.”
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