US confirms China’s use of Cuba as a ‘spy base’

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The United States believes China has been spying on the rest of the world from a secret base in Cuba since at least 2019. Recent reports indicated that Cuba and China had reached a preliminary agreement to establish a spy base on the island. According to senior US officials familiar with the matter, China intended to provide billions of dollars to Cuba as part of the arrangement. Initially, the White House denied the accuracy of the report. However, on Saturday, it acknowledged that the issue is an ongoing concern and not a new development. White House clarified that the reported...