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There China And Cuba have reached a secret agreement that will allow Beijing to set up an electronic interception base in the archipelago, posing a new challenge United Statesaccording to US sources familiar with top-secret intelligence information.
The Wall Street Journal reports exclusively on it. A base in Cuba, about 100 miles from Florida, would allow Chinese intelligence agencies to spy on electronic communications in the US southeast, where many US military bases are located. According to sources, China has agreed to pay billions of dollars in cash to the Cuban government.
A wiretapping facility in Cuba, so close to Florida, would allow Chinese intelligence agencies to intercept electronic communications throughout the southeastern United States, where many military bases are located, and to monitor US naval traffic.
The agreement, writes the WSJ, was made at a preliminary stage and must be specified in detail.
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“While I am unable to speak on this specific news, we are well aware – and have spoken about it many times – of the efforts of the People’s Republic of China to invest in infrastructure around the world that may serve military purposes, including in our hemisphere.” he said. John Kirby Spokesman for the National Security Council.