China negotiating with Havana about joint military training facility in Cuba

By ALEXANDER WARD

06/20/2023 09:44 AM EDT

China and Cuba are in active conversations about creating a new joint military training facility on the island nation 100 miles from the American homeland.

According to a senior U.S. official, Beijing and Havana are discussing what kind of training would take place at the facility and what the leadership structure would look like. Biden administration officials have brought up these talks with their counterparts in Beijing and Havana. It’s unclear, however, how far along China and Cuba are in their chats about the prospects for a deal, the official said.

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