{"id":7030538,"date":"2026-08-06T17:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/breaking-us-sanctions-cubas-military-representative-in-beijing-over-china-procurement\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T17:16:16","slug":"breaking-us-sanctions-cubas-military-representative-in-beijing-over-china-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7030538","title":{"rendered":"Breaking | US sanctions Cuba\u2019s military representative in Beijing over China procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/08\/07\/4e87625b-dca4-4f8c-8cf8-e9b77cc0bd02_793efdd8.jpg?itok=BA8IlJCZ&amp;v=1786035059\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The United States sanctioned Cuba\u2019s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba\u2019s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to the US Treasury Department\u2019s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The US State Department said Perez Cortes was an official of Cuba\u2019s Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, known as MINFAR, who had been \u201cinvolved in the procurement of military-related equipment from China to Cuba\u201d.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">It did not identify the equipment, Chinese suppliers or transactions allegedly involved.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Six of the officials and five Cuban entities were newly added to the US Treasury Department\u2019s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. 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