The U.S. Blockade Against Cuba Must Be Lifted Completely: China
Chinese FM spokesperson Guo Jiakun, Jan. 15, 2025. X/ @nxt888
January 15, 2025 Hour: 11:37 am
The brutal blockade against Cuba has inflicted great suffering on the Cuban people, Gao pointed out.
On Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to remove Cuba from the list of States supporting terrorism comes late.”
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“The U.S. decision to remove Cuba from the so-called State Sponsor of Terrorism list is long overdue… The U.S. had no basis at all to include Cuba in this list in the first place,” he pointed out.
“The listing constituted gross interference in Cuba’s sovereignty and violation of its dignity, and has been strongly condemned and unanimously rejected by the overwhelming majority of the international community,” the Chinese diplomat added.
“In addition to the listing, the U.S.’s brutal and inhumane blockade against Cuba over the past six decades or so, which still remains in place, has wreaked havoc on Cuba’s economy and livelihood and inflicted great suffering on the Cuban people.”
“At the United Nations General Assembly last year, Cuba’s resolution calling for an end to the blockade imposed by the U.S. was adopted by an overwhelming margin for the 32nd consecutive year, which represents the international community’s longstanding strong support for Cuba and opposition to blockade,” Gao stated.
“China once again urges the US to stand on the right side of history and the majority of the international community, fully lift its blockade and sanctions against Cuba as soon as possible and stop creating obstacles for Cuba’s socioeconomic development.”
On Tuesday, Biden removed Cuba from the list of states promoting terrorism. This decision comes less than a week before he is set to be succeeded by Donald Trump, who added Cuba to that list during his first term (2017–2021). The Cuban Foreign Relations Ministry emphasized that the U.S. decision is a very limited step but one in the right direction toward the elimination of a “cruel and unjust” foreign policy.
Biden made the decision to facilitate the release of Cubans sanctioned for various crimes as part of a process that involved Vatican mediation. He also suspended the ability of U.S. citizens to file lawsuits in U.S. courts over the expropriation of their properties in Cuba and lifted some financial sanctions.
teleSUR/ JF Source: EFE
