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White House Denies Report That China Is Building a Spy Base on Cuba
Source: Bloomberg
ByJenny Leonard and Jordan Fabian
June 8, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT Updated on June 8, 2023 at 12:19 PM CDT
The White House pushed back on a report that the Chinese government cut a deal with Cuba to set up a spy base on the island that would target US military bases and communications.
Ive seen that press report. Its not accurate, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in an interview on MSNBC.
The Wall Street Journal reported earlier Thursday that China and Cuba reached a secret agreement to establish a spy facility on the island. The arrangement would allow Chinese intelligence services to eavesdrop on electronic communications throughout the southeastern US where many military bases are located, and monitor ship traffic, according to the report.
The report cited US officials familiar with the matter, who said the deal involved Beijing paying several billion dollars for the facility.
Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-08/white-house-denies-report-china-building-spy-base-on-cuba
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White House Denies Report That China Is Building a Spy Base on Cuba (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Jun 2023
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Tetrachloride
(7,833 posts)1. Cuba, keep the money, forget the base
assuming the report is true.
sinkingfeeling
(51,444 posts)2. I'm doubtful of this story. Although China has backed the
development of a few huge Cuban resorts on the north coast..
Response to sinkingfeeling (Reply #2)
Celerity This message was self-deleted by its author.
Marthe48
(16,935 posts)3. Always competition
Why can't President Biden and Xi have a bike race and whoever wins, wins.
Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)5. Rupert Murdoch doing his part for a new Cuban Missile Crisis
Patriotic, in the NAZI kind of way.