China reaffirmed this Friday its rejection of the sanctions imposed by the United States against Cuba’s international medical cooperation. Also called for an immediate end to the economic, financial, and commercial blockade that Washington maintains on the Caribbean nation.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning emphasized that in the last 60 years, around 600,000 health professionals have been sent to more than 60 countries, including Caribbean states.
These medical brigades have provided care to more than 230 million people. Performed more than 17 million surgeries, and saved the lives of more than 12 million patients, she added.
Mao emphasized that Cuban medical cooperation plays an important role in the health systems of countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa. Therefore It has been well received by the governments and peoples of the beneficiary nations.
Regarding the US accusations, the spokesperson stated that “the so-called ‘forced labor’ has become an excuse and a tool of hegemony to pressure other countries.” She asserted that these actions represent an extension and deepening of the economic blockade that the United States has imposed on Cuba for more than six decades. Noted that various leaders and social sectors in the region have expressed their rejection of such measures.
“The Chinese side opposes coercive diplomacy,” declared Mao Ning. “We urge the United States to immediately end sanctions and blockades against Cuba. Regardless of the pretext, and to adopt actions that favor the improvement of bilateral relations and regional stability.”
The Chinese government has repeatedly reiterated its opposition to unilateral sanctions. And its support for the right of nations to develop international cooperation without external interference.
The statement comes in the context of the U.S. State Department’s announcement of visa restrictions for African countries, Brazil, Cuba, Grenada, and former Pan American Health Organization officials and their families associated with Cuba’s medical services program.
Since the beginning of his second term, the Trump administration has been trying to restrict countries that receive Cuban professionals.
With information from Prensa Latina
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