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A Chinese poster complaining about US going against Cuba, when China is Cuba's second largest trading partner and an important ally, what a surprise.

China's Xi vows to support Cuba in defending its national sovereignty https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-xi-vows-support-cuba-de...

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China is almost everyone's top-5 trading partner by imports, and half the world by exports, according to the CIA World Fact Book.

The other way around, China puts Taiwan (the closest China has to its own Cuba) on a list of major countries with 291 bn USD* whereas Cuba's total with everyone put together was estimated to be 4.6 bn USD in 2017.

* http://guangzhou.customs.gov.cn/customs/302249/zfxxgk/279982...

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