China reaffirmed its support for Cuba today in the struggle against United States sanctions and the blockade, while thanking Havana for its continued backing of issues of core interest to Beijing.
Wang Huning—a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference—reiterated the Asian nation’s stance regarding the coercive measures imposed on the island.
China’s top political advisor met at the Great Hall of the People with Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez, who is currently on an official visit as a special envoy of the Communist Party and the government of Cuba.
Wang noted that relations between the two nations have reached new milestones under the strategic guidance of their respective top leaders, highlighting high-level meetings as key drivers of bilateral cooperation.
He underscored China’s commitment to maintaining a long-term policy of friendship with Cuba, regardless of any shifts in the international landscape.
Furthermore, he expressed his confidence that the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) will continue to guide its people in the construction of socialism and achieve new successes in that process.
He also expressed appreciation for Havana’s support of Beijing’s positions regarding Taiwan and human rights.
For his part, Rodríguez conveyed greetings from the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Raúl Castro, and from the First Secretary of the PCC Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel, to the General Secretary of the CPC and President of China, Xi Jinping.
The Foreign Minister described relations with China as strategic and a top priority for Cuba, noting that both are socialist nations with shared experiences in building such a system under the leadership of their respective communist parties.
He emphasized that the consensus reached by the top leaders serves as the cornerstone for the robust and sustainable development of bilateral ties. In this regard, he highlighted the building of a community with a shared future between Cuba and China—the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
He also referred to the recent plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the profound transformations that Cuba is advancing within its economic model.
Also participating in the meeting was Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Pérez-Oliva Fraga, who also heads the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX).
(With information from Prensa Latina)
