BREAKING NEWS: Biden admin confirms China spy base efforts in Cuba, calls it 'ongoing issue'
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells ‘The Story’ that the U.S. must be more aggressive towards China and must coordinate with its allies.
The Wall Street Journal first reported Thursday that China and Cuba have reached a secret agreement for China to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island, allowing Chinese intelligence services to"scoop up electronic communications throughout the southeastern U.S., where many military bases are located, and monitor U.S. ship traffic."
However, White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters Thursday that the report on the China-Cuba base is"not accurate." The National Security Council separately told Fox News that the WSJ report and a Politico report on the subject are inaccurate, but it did not elaborate.
"This effort included the presence of PRC intelligence collection facilities in Cuba," the official said."In fact, the PRC conducted an upgrade of its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019. This is well-documented in the intelligence record."
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