China promises to help Cuba

TT

Published 13.04

 

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on a visit to Beijing last fall. Photo: Lintao Zhang/Poolfoto Via AP/TT

China will support Cuba, the government in Beijing emphasizes in a situation where the United States is putting increasingly tough pressure on the island nation.

The countries' party governments have been allies for a long time, but the ongoing situation is raising Chinese concerns. China opposes the US's actions, a spokesperson for the State Department announced:

- China will continue to provide Cuba with as much support and assistance as possible.

The US government has declared that Cuba's regime may be on the verge of falling. President Donald Trump has warned the Cuban government that they need to meet him - so that it doesn't end up like in Venezuela, where American military forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in a deadly attack.