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[text/observer network liu chenghui] “we still have many friends around the world, including important economic partners like china.” cuban foreign minister bruno rodríguez parilla said.

according to the us newsweek report on september 27, rodriguez parilla said in an exclusive interview with the media that the us policy of strictly restricting bilateral cooperation has accelerated cuba's efforts to establish strong relations with china, russia and other countries. process. he also refuted the so-called rumors from the united states that "china is carrying out espionage activities in cuba." he emphasized that cuba and china have established a mutually respectful and mutually beneficial relationship. cuba has every right to do so and hopes to establish such a relationship with the united states.

rodríguez parilla made the remarks on the sidelines of attending the united nations general assembly. he blamed the biden administration's decision to largely maintain sanctions imposed by former president trump after briefly easing them on cuba.

he stressed that in addition to finding a more efficient economic model to deal with the current reality of us restrictions, cuba "has many friends around the world." in fact, he said, "even if we lack the foundation of relations with the united states, we have developed a broad model of international relations."

rodríguez parrilla emphasized that cuba’s “important economic partners” include china.

a few months ago, many american media repeatedly hyped the so-called "china's espionage activities in cuba." cuban deputy foreign minister decosio denied it on social media on july 2 and condemned the us media for insisting on launching an intimidation campaign related to cuba.

"without citing any verifiable sources or evidence, this us media is trying to scare the public with the story of a chinese military base. this base does not exist and has not been seen by anyone, including the us embassy in cuba." he wrote.

rodríguez parrilla once again refuted the reports, saying: "we have a mutually respectful and mutually beneficial relationship with china. this is indeed a matter that needs to be taken seriously and we have every right to do so."

"we also hope to establish the same relationship with the united states." he added, "chinese companies have recently entered the cuban market, and what prevents american companies from doing so is precisely the u.s. blockade."

rodríguez parilla believes that there are contradictions in the strategic logic of the united states. on the one hand, the u.s. government hopes to compete with china on a global scale, but on the other hand, it imposes a blockade on cuba, thus preventing u.s. companies from entering the country’s market. it is equivalent to giving up the cuban market to china.

"the u.s. government wants to compete with china on a global scale. but they follow a policy that excludes cuba (market) from high-tech procedures and technological competition. why can't they (u.s. companies) compete in cuba?" he explain.

liu pengyu, spokesman for the chinese embassy in the united states, said in a statement to newsweek that china and cuba are "good friends, good comrades, and good brothers."

liu pengyu said that china-cuba relations are a model of sincere mutual assistance among developing countries. "china's cooperation with cuba is aboveboard and does not target any third party. we certainly will not accept malicious slander and slander from anyone."

liu pengyu emphasized that the u.s. blockade and sanctions against cuba for more than 60 years have brought great suffering to the cuban people. the united states needs to stop interfering in cuba's internal affairs, immediately remove cuba from the list of "state sponsors of terrorism," and lift the blockade and sanctions against cuba.

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