Cuba and China have colluded to build a base on the island to spy on the United States. writes about it The Wall Street Gazette With reference to American intelligence sources.
According to the newspaper, an object may appear in Cuba that would allow interception and interception of electronic messages in the southeastern United States, where the country’s military bases are located. It will also make it possible to track the movements of American warships. The base will be about 100 kilometers from the state of Florida.
With the help of this intelligence facility, China will be able to conduct signals intelligence, including monitoring information channels such as email, phone calls and satellite communications, according to US officials.
According to sources, the Chinese authorities paid Cuba several billion dollars for agreeing to build the base.
At the same time, information about this object has caused concern in the US administration, according to the WSJ.
Earlier, Kurt Campbell, the Indo-Pacific region coordinator of the White House, said that the US authorities considered it necessary. create A dialogue mechanism with China, following the example of hotlines between Beijing and Southeast Asian countries.