Cuba thanks China for rice shipment amid worsening humanitarian conditions
Key takeaways
- The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change.
- In a series of social media posts on Sunday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed that the first load of 15,000 tonnes had arrived a day earlier in the port of Havana.
- He also expressed “deep gratitude” to China, as well as to members of the European Parliament who denounced the pressure campaign his government faces.
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The Caribbean island has faced a fuel blockade that has cut off essential supplies, as Trump seeks regime change.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo President Miguel Diaz-Canel holds a Cuban flag during a rally in support of Raul Castro, on May 22 [Adalberto Roque/AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 24 May 202624 May 2026Cuba has announced the first shipment in an expected donation from China of about 60,000 tonnes of rice, as the Caribbean island contends with an ongoing humanitarian crisis.
In a series of social media posts on Sunday, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel confirmed that the first load of 15,000 tonnes had arrived a day earlier in the port of Havana.