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China has had a base in Cuba to spy on US since at least 2019, Biden official confirm

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 2 developments

China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. China Denies Cuban Spy Facility Report—Says U.S. ‘Spreading Rumors’

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    China has had a base in Cuba to spy on US since at least 2019, Biden official confirm

    Headline from NBC New York ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

88 articles, oldest first.

  1. CNN

    Cuba gives China permission to build spying facility on island, US intel says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Cuba has agreed to allow China to build a spying facility on the island that could allow the Chinese to eavesdrop on electronic communications across the southeastern US, a source familiar with the intelligence told CNN.

  2. Latin Times

    Pentagon And White House Deny China's Alleged Plans For Spy Station In Cuba (opens Latin Times)

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    Latin Times's feed description

    Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder of the Department of Defense dismissed the reports of a supposed China-Cuba agreement for a covert facility as "inaccurate."

  3. Forbes

    China Denies Cuban Spy Facility Report—Says U.S. ‘Spreading Rumors’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A report indicated China reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Cuba to build a surveillance facility, though American and Cuban officials have also denied it exists.

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    China reportedly plans espionage base in Cuba (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    In a move underscoring its geopolitical ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, China is going to establish an espionage base in Cuba just 90 miles from Florida, for which the Chinese government will reportedly pay billions of dollars to the cash-strapped Caribbean nation.

  5. New York Post

    Pentagon and White House deny reports that China plans to build spy station in Cuba (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Pentagon and the White House on Thursday denied reports that China is planning to build a listening post in Cuba that would allow the communist power to eavesdrop on electronic communications a…

  6. Triblive

    In bold move challenging the United States, Cuba agrees to host a Chinese spy base (opens Triblive)

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    Triblive's feed description

    In a move underscoring its geopolitical ambitions in the Western Hemisphere, China is going to establish an espionage base in Cuba just 90 miles from Florida, for which the Chinese government will reportedly pay billions of dollars to the cash-strapped Caribbean nation.

  7. Breitbart News

    China and Cuba on Secret Spy Base Report: U.S. 'Illegally Occupies' Guantánamo (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    China and Cuba issued statements denying a report that the Castro regime had agreed to allow Beijing to install a secret "spy base."

  8. BizPac Review

    John Kirby makes report that China is establishing a spy facility in Cuba worse (opens BizPac Review)

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    BizPac Review's feed description

    "China and Cuba have now reached a secret agreement — we are told — for China to establish an electronic facility on the island."

  9. Al Jazeera

    A secret Chinese spy base? Cuban officials say no to media report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    US and Cuban officials dismissed a Wall Street Journal report about a surveillance base to be built in the Caribbean.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Cuban, US governments deny secret Chinese spy base in Cuba – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The Wall Street Journal said Beijing and Havana secretly agreed on the facility, some 100 miles off Florida. The Cuban government denied the "unfounded" reports, while the White House said it wasn't "accurate."

  11. Fox News

    Biden admin confirms China spy base efforts in Cuba, calls it 'ongoing issue' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    A Biden administration official on Saturday confirmed that China is working on increasing its spying efforts, including bases, in Cuba -- and it preceded the administration.

  12. WHEC Rochester

    US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.

  13. The Daily Caller

    China Has Operated Spy Facilities In Cuba Since At Least 2019, White House Says (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The White House clarified Saturday that China has operated a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, according to The Wall Street Journal.

  14. Military.com

    Reports Say China Plans to Set up a Spy Base in Cuba. The Pentagon Says No, But it's Closely Watching What Beijing is up to. (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said "this report is not accurate" without explaining what about it is incorrect.

  15. New York Times

    China Has Had a Spy Base in Cuba for Years, U.S. Official Says (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A Biden administration official said that the Chinese spy base was an issue inherited from President Donald J. Trump, and that Biden aides have been using diplomacy to try to counter it.

  16. FOX Business

    Expert warns US over China, Cuba secret deal for spy station: 'Not safe' (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    China reportedly paying Cuba billions to host an espionage base near the U.S. means they're "on the move" to become America's pure competitor, according to Kara Frederick.

  17. Politico

    China using secret base in Cuba to spy on U.S., Biden admin official confirms (opens Politico)

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    Politico's feed description

    After initially calling reports “inaccurate,” an official says that the administration “inherited” the problem.

  18. NBC New York

    China has had a base in Cuba to spy on US since at least 2019, Biden official confirm (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administration official.

  19. Fox5 Atlanta

    China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, US confirms (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    The U.S. intelligence community has determined Chinese spying from Cuba is an "ongoing" matter.

  20. Digital Journal

    China operating intel unit in Cuba for years: US official (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    China has been operating an intelligence unit in Cuba for years in an effort to enhance its presence on the Caribbean island.

  21. WSVN Miami

    US confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade

  22. The Guardian

    China has used Cuba as spy base for years, US official says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Chinese intelligence collection from Cuba predates the Biden era, with facilities upgraded in 2019, White House official says

  23. New York Post

    After initially crying ‘inaccurate,’ Biden admin confirms China has had a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019 (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    WASHINGTON — China has been operating a spy base in Cuba since at least 2019, part of a global effort by Beijing to upgrade its intelligence-gathering capabilities, according to a Biden administrat…

  24. Local News 8

    China has been operating military and spy facilities in Cuba for years, US officials say (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Alex Marquardt, Jasmine Wright and Zachary Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — China has been operating military and intelligence facilities in Cuba since at least 2019 and is continuing to expand its intelligence gathering capabilities around the world, a Biden administration official and two other so…

  25. New Hampshire Union Leader

    China has been spying from Cuba for some time, U.S. official says (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report

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