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China has used Cuba as spy base for years, US official says

China has used Cuba as spy base for years, US official says

Chinese intelligence collection from Cuba predates the Biden era, with facilities upgraded in 2019, White House official says

China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island.

China had reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160km) from Florida, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday but the US and Cuban governments cast strong doubt on the report.

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