About this episode

China criticizes U.S. sanctions on Cuba, claiming they infringe on the rights of the Cuban people.

China says Washington's unilateral sanctions violate the Cuban people's rights to survival and development, after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on Cuba.

Topics covered

• sanctions
• Cuba
• U.S.-China relations
• human rights
• politics

Keywords

• China
• U.S. sanctions
• Cuba
• Donald Trump
• human rights
• politics

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