US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement
The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces. Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba’s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to the US Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons…
The United States has sanctioned Cuba's senior military representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, accusing him of aiding the procurement of military equipment from China for Cuba's armed forces. Perez Cortes, along with six other Cuban nationals and five entities, has been added to the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.
The US State Department accused Perez Cortes of being involved in procuring military-related equipment from China to Cuba. The sanctions also targeted other Cuban officials and state enterprises accused of obtaining military equipment from China and Russia, including Heriberto Sanchez Alleyne, director general of the state-owned importer Tecnoimport, and Monica Milian Gomez, Cuba's military attache to Russia.
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