China and Cuba are negotiating to build a joint military training base

The governments of China and Cuba are already in negotiations for the construction of a joint military training facilitywhich is a possible basis that would further strengthen the suspicions of the American authorities due to the alleged existence of a Chinese spy center on the Caribbean island.

According to North American sources cited by the The Wall Street Journal, negotiations for a new base would already be advanced. If confirmed, this type of infrastructure would facilitate the permanent presence of Chinese troops in Cuba and the possible conduct of intelligence activities.

This Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning limited herself to saying that she was not aware of the problem, which comes just a day after US Secretary of State Antony’s symbolic visit to Beijing ended. Blinken, theoretically to iron out the differences between the two forces.

“I don’t know what is being mentioned. We hope that relevant parties will invest their time and efforts to do things that facilitate mutual trust and peace, stability and development in the region,” Mao said at a press conference.

Blinken met with top officials of the Asian giant, including President Xi Jinping, after months of cross-political rebuke, mainly over the alleged presence of Chinese spy balloons in American skies. At that meeting, Xi appealed for “mutual respect” as the axis of the relationship.

However, neither Beijing nor Havana recognize the rapprochement for now. attributed to them from Washington. China’s denial of the alleged spy center was joined by that of the Cuban government, which called the information “slander” and accused the US authorities of trying to destabilize the island.