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Chinese President Xi Jinping (second right) and his wife Peng Liyuan (right) and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (second left) and his wife Lis Cuesta Peraza (left) pose for a photo in Beijing
CHINA and Cuba pledged to work together in the cause of socialism and economic development as the countries’ two leaders met in Beijing yesterday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed his Cuban counterpart Miguel Diaz-Canel for his first state visit to China, saying their relations had withstood the test of time and international pressure.
“Chinese people will never forget that Cuba, led by comrade Fidel Castro, was the first nation in the western hemisphere to forge diplomatic ties with China 58 years ago,” Mr Xi said and explained how that support was crucial in the country’s development.
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On January 29, US President Donald Trump declared Cuba an ‘unusual and extraordinary threat’ to US national security and tightened the blockade against the island nation MANOLO DE LOS SANTOS reports
The US attack on Venezuela raises grave threats to Cuba and the region, writes NATASHA HICKMAN of Cuba Solidarity Campaign
