China and the U.S. clashed over Iran and Cuba at the UN as Trump and Xi met, with China urging the U.S. to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade. The U.S. has launched a pressure campaign on Cuba that has largely blocked oil from reaching the island. The comments stood in sharp contrast to the bonhomie on display earlier this week at the White House, where President Donald Trump feted Chinese leader Xi Jinping with military flyovers and at a lavish state dinner.
Vice-President Han Zheng did not mention the U.S. by name in his remarks. The U.S. has launched a pressure campaign on Cuba that has largely blocked oil from reaching the island. The U.S. war on Iran started with U.S-Israeli strikes in February. China, U.S. agree to $30 billion tariff cut, AI dialogue during Xi visit: Beijing. Trump warned Xi against providing support to Iran during the Washington talks and received assurances that China would not do so, the U.S. ambassador to China said on Friday.
China urged the U.S. to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade, as Cuba’s electrical grid suffered a total collapse earlier this month, plunging the nation into darkness and leaving millions without power. The U.S. pressure campaign on Cuba has worsened blackouts and led to frequent grid collapses. Han also used the speech to portray China as a reliable partner on the global stage and a steadfast defender of developing nations.
China and the U.S. have differing views on Iran and Cuba, with China urging the U.S. to stop threatening Cuba and lift its blockade while the U.S. has launched a pressure campaign on Cuba that has largely blocked oil from reaching the island.