China Decided to Take Advantage of Cuba's Severe Economic Crisis to Expand Its Military Presence Just Miles From the United States

China Decided to Take Advantage of Cuba’s Severe Economic Crisis to Expand Its Military Presence Just Miles From the United States

Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho

Published on 19/09/2025 at 15:27

Updated on 19/09/2025 at 15:29

China reforça apoio a Cuba e mira presença militar próxima aos EUA; Xi Jinping promete novos acordos e apoio econômico à ilha em crise

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During Meeting in Beijing, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Cuban Álvaro López Miera Promised to Strengthen Military Cooperation, While Xi Jinping Offered New Agreements and Direct Economic Support to the Caribbean Island.

China has decided to intensify its approach to Cuba and intends to use the island’s fragility to expand its military presence near the United States. The move gained momentum after Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun hosted his Cuban counterpart Álvaro López Miera in Beijing last Tuesday.

They pledged to enhance military cooperation and strengthen political coordination between the two countries, according to the state-run Xinhua news agency.

Dong referred to the ties between China and Cuba as “a model of solidarity and cooperation between socialist countries” and stated that Beijing aims to expand personnel exchanges to elevate military relations to “a new level.”

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Meeting During the Xiangshan Forum

López Miera is in Beijing to participate in the Xiangshan Forum, China’s main annual military diplomacy event. He stated that Cuba supports the four global initiatives proposed by Xi Jinping and aims to consolidate the “special friendship” with Beijing.

The meeting also marked the celebrations of the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. These relations are based on political and ideological harmony and the desire to expand economic and financial ties.

China is now one of Havana’s main allies. Despite the economic and financial crisis gripping the island, Beijing continues to offer support. “China is willing to continue providing assistance to Cuba,” Dong stated.

Xi Reinforces Support and Demands More Integration

In early September, Xi Jinping received Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel in Beijing. On that occasion, the Chinese leader stated that he is “ready to continue providing assistance and support to Cuba in the best possible way” and called for a “strengthening of comprehensive strategic cooperation” between the two countries.

Xi also declared that China “will continue to firmly support Cuba in its just struggle against the interference and blockade” from the United States.

He advocated that both use the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations to elevate bilateral ties to a higher level.

Díaz-Canel promised to improve the business environment for Chinese companies in Cuba and thanked Beijing for its “altruistic support.” According to Xinhua, the two leaders signed cooperation documents in local agriculture, practical cooperation, and artificial intelligence, reinforcing alignment between their governments.

China Decided to Take Advantage of Cuba’s Severe Economic Crisis to Expand Its Military Presence Just Miles From the United States

During Meeting in Beijing, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Cuban Álvaro López Miera Promised to Strengthen Military Cooperation, While Xi Jinping Offered New Agreements and Direct Economic Support to the Caribbean Island.

Meeting During the Xiangshan Forum

Xi Reinforces Support and Demands More Integration

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China Decided to Take Advantage of Cuba’s Severe Economic Crisis to Expand Its Military Presence Just Miles From the United States

During Meeting in Beijing, Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun and Cuban Álvaro López Miera Promised to Strengthen Military Cooperation, While Xi Jinping Offered New Agreements and Direct Economic Support to the Caribbean Island.

Meeting During the Xiangshan Forum

Xi Reinforces Support and Demands More Integration

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A British company has installed in the middle of the ocean the world’s first floating platform that generates electricity 24 hours a day from the temperature difference between the surface and the depths of the Atlantic, without relying on wind or sun.

Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt has ceased to be a climatic phenomenon and has become a biological system that feeds on itself, with 8,000 kilometers in length, 37 million tons of algae, and scientists confirm that it is now permanent.

China is building an artificial island in the middle of the sea, covering 20 km², to construct the largest offshore airport in the world, the Dalian Jinzhouwan. This $4.3 billion project is anchored on more than 3,000 pillars embedded in the rock beneath the ocean and is scheduled to open in 2035.

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Engineers had to pour concrete mixed with tons of ice throughout entire nights in the Dubai desert to erect the Burj Khalifa; any carelessness could clog the pipes half a mile high.

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