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Article: State Department: China provides military supplies to Cuba; House hearing: The two communist nations are developing close ties
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- June 13, 2001
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WASHINGTON (AP) - China has been transferring military equipment
to Cuba, a top State Department official said Tuesday, acknowledging
that the deliveries are a matter of administration concern.
James Kelly, assistant secretary of state for East Asian affairs,
confirmed the activities in response to a question during a hearing
of a House International Relations subcommittee.
"We are very much concerned with this PLA (People's Liberation
Army) cooperation and movement of military equipment in Cuba," Kelly
said.
Kelly offered no other details and said he needed more
information before commenting further.
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-Calif., asked Kelly about the China-
Cuba military link, basing ...