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An investigation by The Wall Street Journal affirmed on June 8 that Cuba had allowed China to set up an espionage base on the island, something Cuba denies. And although the United States labels this suspicion as “inaccurate”, it says it is closely following Beijing’s movements in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The news of The Wall Street Journal citing various US intelligence sources caused a stir among the senators. Other media like They also corroborate the information. From the White House, the report was described as inaccurate, while the Pentagon refused to comment and neither confirmed nor denied the information.
The location of a Chinese base on the Caribbean island, some 200 km off the Florida coast and next to important military bases, would undoubtedly be interpreted by Washington as an unprecedented threat. This suspicion once again strains relations between the United States and the Asian giant, after the recent spy balloon crises and aggressive military maneuvers in the China Sea.
“There has always been a very powerful Chinese intelligence service installed in Cuba. It has more to do with the fact that very advanced technologies applied to intelligence are going to be implemented. It can be very disturbing for the world scheme. Many want to see a loss of influence from the United States, but that is still a long way off,” he estimates. Chema Gil, expert and director of security studies at Universae.
“They seek to gain influence”
This episode, along with the latest diplomatic crises between large blocs, logically evoke the Cold War: “We have never completely and utterly left the Cold War. But it is true, the world is headed for a new Cold War. All these actions by China and others, I think they seek to gain influence, gain space in terms of intelligence development, gain steps from the United States in its world presence, disturb the North American State itself. Cuba will benefit because it has a very poor economy, but we do not believe that this aid reaches the people ”, emphasizes Chema Gil.
The sources quoted by the US press do not detail whether the construction of the spy base would have started or not. And the Pentagon, for its part, assured this Thursday that it would continue to closely monitor the activities of a Chinese army in full expansion.
