The smell of garbage is overwhelming and intense under the Caribbean sun. The accumulated waste is such that an entire street ...

Spain, Canada, and Brazil have more investments than China in the Cuban market. In fact, Cuba is not among the leading countries in Latin America receiving investments from China.

China is making heavy investments in airports, seaports, and other critical infrastructure in Latin America-especially Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Aponte-Garcia said China has long been an active partner of Cuba in terms of trade and investment, with participation in projects such as the Mariel Special Development Zone and the energy sector.

Cuba signed on to China’s Belt and Road Initiative in 2018, and China has invested in major projects in Cuba, including oil wells, a shipping port, biotech and pharmaceutical joint ventures, and ...

This year, Cuba established its first Chinese-style special development zone and passed a more attractive foreign investment law with a particular eye to friendly nations such as Russia, China and ...

For China, cash isn’t much of a problem. China’s paramount Xi Jinping visited Cuba in 2014 with the Chinese president engaging in a follow-up visit with Cuba’s dictator, Raul Castro, in 2016.

This year, Cuba established its first Chinese-style special development zone and passed a more attractive foreign investment law with a particular eye to friendly nations such as Russia, China and ...

"Chinese investments in Cuba are starting to blossom and we have a joint strategic vision of the future," he said. China is Cuba' s second largest trading partner.