China has reaffirmed its firm political support for Cuba following a new United States executive order that labels Havana a national security threat and authorizes punitive measures against countries supplying oil to the island.<\/p>\n
The position was articulated by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun during a routine press conference in Beijing on Thursday. Responding to a question from Cuban state media, Guo said China \u201cfirmly supports Cuba in defending its national sovereignty and security, and rejecting external interference,\u201d directly addressing the order signed a day earlier by US President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n
The US directive expands Washington\u2019s long-standing economic pressure on Havana by invoking national emergency powers, accusing Cuba of close ties with China and Russia, and permitting tariffs on nations involved in supplying oil to the Cuban government. US officials argue the measures are necessary to counter what they describe as security risks posed by Cuba\u2019s external partnerships.<\/p>\n
Beijing strongly rejected that rationale. Guo described the US actions as \u201cinhumane\u201d and said they undermine the Cuban people\u2019s rights to subsistence and development. He urged Washington to respect international law and international norms governing state sovereignty, and to immediately lift what China consistently refers to as an illegal economic blockade and sanctions regime.<\/p>\n
China\u2019s remarks were consistent with earlier statements made by the Foreign Ministry earlier in the week, in which Guo characterised Cuba\u2019s economic difficulties as the direct result of decades of US pressure. He described the policy as a \u201cbrutal assault\u201d on a peaceful country and reiterated China\u2019s willingness to continue providing assistance to Cuba under its own national leadership.<\/p>\n
From Beijing\u2019s perspective, the statement serves both a principled and strategic purpose. China has long opposed unilateral sanctions and extra-territorial measures, arguing they destabilise regions and set dangerous precedents in international relations. The Cuba issue also resonates with China\u2019s own experience of US tariffs, export controls and technology restrictions in recent years.<\/p>\n
The timing of the remarks coincides with renewed emphasis on \u201cAmerica First\u201d policies by the Trump administration, raising concerns in Beijing that Chinese commercial interests, including energy-related firms, could be indirectly affected by the new measures. By publicly backing Cuba, China is also signalling solidarity to partners across the Global South and reinforcing its broader advocacy for a multipolar international order.<\/p>\n
While no new economic or energy initiatives were announced, the statement underscores Beijing\u2019s resolve to resist what it sees as coercive diplomacy, even at the risk of adding to existing strains in US-China relations.The statement reflects China\u2019s long-standing opposition to unilateral sanctions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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