US EditionChina Sends Emergency Food Aid to Cuba as US Sanctions Worsen Shortages
- China announced the donation of 30,000 tons of rice to Cuba, to be distributed freely to the population, as stated by the Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Hua Xin.
- Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga, Cuba's Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment Minister, called the donation a "concrete expression" of China's cooperation.
- Cuba accused the United States of using humanitarian aid for political manipulation after the U.S. sent hurricane relief without consulting Cuban authorities.
- The Cuban Foreign Ministry emphasized that aid should not be exploited for political gain and accepted the donation from China unconditionally.
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Associated Press HAVANA (AP) — Cuba received 4,800 tons of rice donated by China on Monday, part of an emergency aid program totaling some 30,000 tons, as the island grapples with a severe crisis and struggles to meet its import bill. The official news website Cubadebate showed images of the handover ceremony by the Chinese ambassador to Cuba, Hua Xin, and reported that the rice would begin to be distributed immediately to the population. It was…
Cuba received 4,800 tons of rice, out of a total of 30,000, sent as a donation by China as part of an emergency food assistance project.
This was communicated by the ambassador of Beijing to Havana, Hua Xin, to the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, during a meeting held this Tuesday at the Palace of the Revolution The entry China approves new aid to Cuba for 80 million dollars and 60 thousand tons of rice was first published in La Voz de Michoacán.
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