President Xi Jinping stated that China is ready to work with Cuba to deepen bilateral relations

While speaking with visiting Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez in Beijing on Friday, President Xi Jinping stated that China is ready to work with Cuba to continuously deepen bilateral relations in the new era.

In a meeting Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support for their fellow communist states’ “core interests,” hailing Beijing’s return to face-to-face diplomacy.

Xi expressed hope to “strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs” with Cuba in remarks to Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez.

Xi was quoted as saying, “The two will go hand in hand down the road of building socialism with each’s own characteristics,” in a Chinese government news release.