China denies having spy bases

BEIJING (EFE).— China denied and called a “hoax” yesterday accusations that it operates spy bases in Cuba, as claimed in a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a U.S. think tank based in Washington.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning yesterday highlighted at a press conference “the fraternal relationship between China and Cuba,” describing it as a “model of mutual aid between developing nations,” and adding that the CSIS accusations “are groundless.”

The cooperation between the two countries is “transparent and legitimate,” without “intentions to harm third parties,” he said.

Mao also criticized the United States’ “more than a century of interference” in Cuba, including “sanctions and a blockade lasting more than six decades that has caused great difficulties for the Cuban people.”

“We urge the United States to reflect, to end interference in Cuba’s internal affairs, to remove Cuba from the list of countries that support terrorism and to lift the blockade and sanctions imposed,” the spokeswoman added.

The CSIS report shows the expansion of alleged spy bases in Cuba that are allegedly linked to China and specifies that they are electronic listening stations.

One of the new buildings is located just over 110 kilometers from the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, according to the institution.

“Worrisome”

According to CSIS, the worrying thing regarding these alleged stations is that China is taking advantage of its proximity to the southeastern United States to intercept sensitive electronic communications from US military bases, space launch facilities, and military and commercial vessels.

The Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, responded to the information yesterday by calling it an “intimidation campaign” by stating on the social network X that the alleged Chinese military bases in Cuba “do not exist.”

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“Campaign of intimidation”

The Cuban Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carlos Fernández de Cossío, responded to this information the day before yesterday, calling it an “intimidation campaign” by stating on the social network X that the alleged Chinese military bases that are believed to be in Cuban territory “do not exist.”

Interferences

Mao Ning, spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, criticized the “more than a century of interference” by the United States in Cuba, including “sanctions and a blockade lasting more than six decades that have caused difficulties for the Cuban people.”

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