China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, confirms US

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According to a Biden administration official, China has been operating a spy facility in Cuba since at least 2019. This is part of Beijing’s global endeavour to improve its intelligence-gathering capabilities. The individual, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to discuss publicly, said the US intelligence community has been aware of China’s eavesdropping from Cuba and a bigger attempt to set up information-gathering operations throughout the world for some time. According to an individual knowledgeable with US intelligence on the topic, the Biden administration has ramped up attempts to prevent China’s ambition to expand...