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China says US should stop 'threats' against Cuba after ex-leader charged
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- Olivia Ireland Reuters China has called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats" against its ally Cuba, after Washington indicted former leader Raúl Castro on murder charges.
- US President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to exert pressure on Cuba and has openly discussed toppling its communist regime.
- On Thursday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said the US should "stop threatening force at every turn", and that Beijing "firmly supports Cuba".
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Olivia Ireland Reuters China has called on the US to stop using "coercion" and "threats" against its ally Cuba, after Washington indicted former leader Raúl Castro on murder charges.
An American court has accused the 94-year-old former president of conspiracy to kill US nationals over the 1996 downing of two planes, an incident which killed four people and fuelled diplomatic tensions between Washington and the Caribbean island.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly sought to exert pressure on Cuba and has openly discussed toppling its communist regime.
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