China Steps In With Emergency Food Aid as Cuba Faces Deepening Shortages

China Steps In With Emergency Food Aid as Cuba Faces Deepening Shortages

  • January 21, 2026

China has begun delivering emergency food assistance to Cuba as the island faces mounting shortages of food and fuel amid tightening US sanctions and disrupted energy supplies. The first shipment of rice has arrived under a newly launched Chinese aid programme, marking an

China treads cautiously on Cuba support as US pressure intensifies after Maduro abduction

China treads cautiously on Cuba support as US pressure intensifies after Maduro abduction

  • January 9, 2026

China is expected to take a measured and carefully calibrated approach in supporting Cuba as Washington steps up political pressure on Havana following the abduction of former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro, analysts say. The Trump administration has increasingly turned its attention toward Cuba