The Trump administration opposes the Cuban regime not only because it denies basic human rights and democracy to its citizens, but also because Havana permits China to maintain intelligence facilities on the island, making Cuba a dangerous backdoor through which Beijing can threaten the United States. Photo courtesy of the International Department of the Central Committee of the CCP. On May 26, 2026, Cuba received a 60,000-ton rice shipment from the Chinese Communist Party. The following day, Beijing condemned the U.S. blockade and what it called increasing military threats against Cuba. China is deepening its foothold in Cuba precisely as the Trump administration moves to sever it. The result is an escalating confrontation, playing out through sanctions, indictments, spy satellites, and back-channel ultimatums, over who…
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