Name: Rubio: China and Russia Arming Cuba, Running Spy Bases
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Description: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says China and Russia have been supplying weapons to Cuba while keeping a significant intelligence presence there.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says China and Russia have been supplying weapons to Cuba while keeping a significant intelligence presence there. Several reports confirm Beijing has operated and upgraded intelligence collection facilities on the island, giving it the ability to eavesdrop on U.S. military installations across the southeast, including commands in Florida. This comes as the United States has arrested the sister of a top executive at Cuba’s military-run corporation.

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