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China and Cuba have signed a cooperation plan to promote construction of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), injecting momentum for further collaboration by leveraging the complementary advantages of both parties and for cooperation between China and Latin America.
He Lifeng, head of the National Development and Reform Commission, China’s top economic planner, and Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Ricardo Cabrisas, signed the document, marking the effective implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed in 2018, when Cuba officially joined the BRI.
The document clarified the key cooperation content and projects for China and Cuba under the BRI, including infrastructure, technology, culture, education, tourism, energy, communications and biotechnology, which are in line with Cuba’s development plans for the short and long term. It also proposed a timetable and roadmap.
The Embassy of Cuba in China said the cooperation plan marks a milestone…