Cuba receives China rice shipment amid US threats, blackouts
Key takeaways
- Chinese aid is expected to alleviate food shortages in Cuba.
- "This noble gesture of solidarity will reach millions of consumers throughout all the provinces, in addition to our health and education institutions," Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on social media.
- "The heartfelt ties of friendship and cooperation that unite [Cuba and China] are strengthened in crucial moments," he said.
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Chinese aid is expected to alleviate food shortages in Cuba. But the island's economic crisis continues with blackouts and oil embargos are compunded by threats from the United States.
https://p.dw.com/p/5EGWAThe Chinese rice shipment arrives a week after this Mexican aid ship arrived in Havana Image: Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement Cuba took delivery of 15,000 tons of rice donated by China on Sunday when the first of several promised shipments arrived at the port of Havana, helping to somewhat alleviate acute shortages on the Caribbean island.
"This noble gesture of solidarity will reach millions of consumers throughout all the provinces, in addition to our health and education institutions," Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel wrote on social media.