there China And Cuba They have reached a secret agreement allowing Beijing to install a base for electronic wiretapping in the archipelago, in what is a new challenge. United StateAccording to US sources familiar with top secret intelligence.
exclusively reports Wall Street Journal. A base in Cuba, about 160 kilometers from Florida, will allow Chinese intelligence services to spy on electronic communications in the southeastern United States, where many US military bases are located. According to the sources, China agreed to pay the Cuban government several billion dollars in cash.
The eavesdropping facility in Cuba, very close to Florida, will allow Chinese intelligence services to capture electronic communications throughout the southeastern United States, where many military bases are located, and monitor US naval traffic.
The agreement, the Wall Street Journal writes, was reached at a preliminary stage and must be defined in detail.
“While I can’t elaborate on this specific news, we are well aware of — and have spoken about it many times — of the People’s Republic of China’s efforts to invest in infrastructure around the world that may have military purposes, including in our own hemisphere,” he said. He said. John Kirby Spokesman for the National Security Council.
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