The Biden administration has been accused of downplaying provocative actions by China, including reported plans to build an electronic listening facility in Cuba, in order to secure a visit to China by top US diplomat Anthony Blinken. Blinken’s trip would be the first for a secretary of state since 2018, and insiders claim the White House is eager to avoid jeopardizing the visit. The administration has been vague in its response to reports of the Cuba project, maintaining only that articles on the issue were inaccurate.
