{
  "id": 227704,
  "title": "US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/us-sanctions-cubas-military-representative-in-beijing-over-china",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:51:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3363216/us-sanctions-cubas-military-representative-beijing-over-china-procurement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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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      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/us-sanctions-cubas-military-representative-in-beijing-over-china-228383",
        "published": "2026-08-06T16:51:06.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}