White House Denies Report That China Is Building a Spy Base on Cuba
- Kirby says Biden team concerned about China’s influence
- Tensions between US, China have flared over the past month
John Kirby
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The White House pushed back on a report that the Chinese government cut a deal with Cuba to set up a spy base on the island that would target US military bases and communications.
“I’ve seen that press report. It’s not accurate,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said in an interview on MSNBC, without specifying if the report was false in its entirety.