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China is making heavy investments in airports, seaports, and other critical infrastructure in Latin America-especially Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and Brazil.
China will open a new solar-powered factory in Cuba that will make flip-flops and other footwear amid the island’s severe ...
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China's strategic investments in Cuba coincide with U.S. accusations that China is installing “spy bases” on the nearby Caribbean Island, though Cuba and China have denied the allegations.
Meanwhile, China has quietly become Cuba’s second-largest trading partner and a major creditor. In recent years, Beijing extended nearly $6 billion in loans and credit to prop up the Cuban economy.
GOP lawmakers seek answers on China’s suspected surveillance site in Cuba, warning it could monitor U.S. military and disrupt communications in a crisis.
There are signs that China is trying to spy on the US from Cuba. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe discusses developments with correspondent Eyder Peralta, who recently met with Cuba's deputy foreign minister.