From our Bureau of Very Good Days at the Ministry of Fear and our Bureau of Excellent Days at the Ministry of Truth
Even though China recently backed off from getting involved in business deals with Castro, Inc., it has not given up its foothold on the island in regard to issues that enhance its destabilizing presence in the Western hemisphere. No surprise, really. It has nothing to lose and much to gain by enhancing Castro, Inc.’s grip on communication and surveillance.
Keeping Castro, Inc. up to date on “cybersecurity” issues ensures the military junta’s survival as well as China’s toehold in the Caribbean, a mere 90 miles from its chief enemy, the U.S.A.. This latest deal struck with China was important enough to drag King Raul out of his hidden palace. Naturally, the Chinese mandarin also met with the island’s fake “president” Trucutú Díaz-Canalla.
Loosely translated from Marti Noticias
The regimes of Havana and Beijing reaffirmed their political relations this Saturday with the visit to Cuba by Commissioner General Wang Xiaohong, State Councilor and Minister of Public Security of China, who was received by former Cuban leader Raúl Castro, according to reports from the official press.
Castro, whose public appearances have become increasingly rare, thanked Wang for the “timely assistance” the Chinese government has provided to Cuba amidst the deep crisis facing the island, battered by two hurricanes and two earthquakes within a month.
Díaz-Canel, in turn, was more specific and expressed special gratitude to the Chinese State Councilor for “the support given to systematic and stable cooperation between the Ministries of Public Security of both countries in addressing issues of mutual interest and tackling common challenges, including the challenges posed by enhancing cybersecurity,” as reported by the official newspaper Granma in a note on the meeting.
According to the report, Díaz-Canel said that the visit of the high-ranking Chinese official was also an “expression of support in confronting the policies of cultural colonization, hegemony, and subversion that the empire exerts over our nations.”
For years, Beijing has been the leading provider of technological infrastructure for the development of telecommunications in Cuba, with the support of companies like Huawei, ZTE, and TP-Link. Along with the technology, Havana has imported tools to control and censor new communication channels like mobile telephony and the internet.
The Cuban regime often blocks access to digital networks during popular protests, causing “internet blackouts on the island,” which have been confirmed by international monitoring organizations. The most visible example was on July 11, 2021, during the outbreak of anti-government demonstrations across the island.
The visit of Commissioner Wang Xiaohong to Havana this year was preceded by that of Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau, the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and head of the Propaganda Department, who arrived on the island in mid-October 2024 amid the collapse of the national electrical system and the impact of Hurricane Oscar in eastern Cuba.
Raúl Castro made a public appearance at that time only to receive the high-ranking Chinese official, and the Cuban official press took the opportunity to reaffirm the importance of creating a “healthy internet environment” and combating “subversive actions.” It also highlighted the need for a “strategy to confront the Cold War mentality of the United States” as a central axis in strengthening bilateral ties.
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