The Chinese government has vowed to provide full support to Cuba in\nresisting foreign interference. This firm stance follows statements by\nUS President Donald Trump, who suggested that Havana is on the verge of\ncollapse and called for fundamental changes within the island\nnation.<\/p>\n
Quoting Russia Today on Tuesday (29\/9\/2026), Chinese Foreign Ministry\nSpokesperson Guo Jiakun expressed this commitment on Monday, coinciding\nwith the 66th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Beijing and\nHavana.<\/p>\n
\u201cChina will support Cuba in maintaining its national sovereignty and\npursuing a development path consistent with its national conditions,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n
Previously, in a speech at the UN General Assembly last week, Trump\nopenly described Cuba as a failed state. He also accused the nation,\nsituated directly in front of the US, of serving as a sanctuary for\nforeign enemies.<\/p>\n
Cuba is currently facing its worst economic crisis in decades,\ncharacterised by severe shortages of fuel and food, prolonged power\noutages, and ageing energy infrastructure due to decades of\nsanctions.<\/p>\n
The crisis has deepened following the total cessation of oil supplies\nfrom Venezuela and Mexico, which accounted for approximately 86% of\nCuba\u2019s total crude oil imports last year. Oil shipments from Venezuela\nreportedly stopped after US military operations ousted President Nicolas\nMaduro in January, while Mexico was forced to suspend supplies due to\nthreats of tariffs from Washington.<\/p>\n
US pressure has intensified since Trump returned to office. Through\nan executive order in January 2026, he declared Havana\u2019s policies an\nextraordinary threat to national security, accusing Cuba of being allied\nwith Russia, China, Iran, Hamas, and Hezbollah. Washington maintains\nthat this hardline policy is intended solely to counter threats and\npromote democracy and economic freedom.<\/p>\n
Responding to this intense pressure, Cuba has condemned the US for\nwaging a multidimensional economic war and an energy blockade to force\npolitical change. Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez, speaking at\nthe UN General Assembly on Saturday, explicitly likened Washington\u2019s\nsanctions to a naval blockade.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is an act of war,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, China has positioned its support as part of a foreign\npolicy aimed at defending sovereignty, opposing foreign interference,\nand promoting a multipolar order for developing nations. This aligns\nwith the similar principles demonstrated during the US-Israel war\nagainst Iran this year, where Beijing rejected regime change\nefforts.<\/p>\n
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng, at the UN General Assembly,\nspecifically urged relevant nations to immediately change their\naggressive stance.<\/p>\n
\u201cImmediately stop using the threat of violence against Cuba,\u201d he\nstated. \u201cCompletely lift the blockade and sanctions.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a form of tangible assistance, Beijing has provided emergency food\naid, debt restructuring, as well as financing and the supply of solar\npower equipment. This aggressive investment has successfully boosted\nCuba\u2019s renewable energy mix from just 2% in January 2025 to 21.4% by\nSeptember 2026.<\/p>\n
In return, Cuba provides China with a strong political ally and a\nfoothold for expanding infrastructure and strategic investment in Latin\nAmerica through the Belt and Road Initiative, which has been active\nsince 2018. Cuba is also known to consistently support Beijing\u2019s\npositions regarding the issues of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Xinjiang.<\/p>\n
On the global stage, Cuba continues to receive significant support.\nIn a UN General Assembly vote in October 2025, 165 countries supported a\nresolution to end the embargo, with only seven opposing and 12\nabstaining. Several nations have also taken initiative, such as Mexico\nsending hundreds of tonnes of food, Spain activating debt conversion\nprogrammes, and the European Union providing emergency humanitarian\nfunding.<\/p>\n
Russia also maintains its position as a close partner by providing\ndiplomatic and economic support. Moscow was recorded sending a tanker\ncarrying 730,000 barrels of crude oil at the end of last March, serving\nas Cuba\u2019s only major oil supply this year.<\/p>\n
Russia has also completed the distribution of food aid worth US$18\nmillion through the UN for the 2018-2025 period, followed by an\nadditional allocation of US$2 million for this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe humanitarian situation in Cuba is desperate,\u201d said Lavrov.\n\u201cWashington must lift the restrictions on the country and remove it from\nthe list of state sponsors of terrorism.\u201d<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/trump-claims-communist-nation-is-set-to-fall-china-vows-support-1790689985", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }