China rules out claims on military training facility in Cuba

"I don't know the matter you are talking about. We hope that the relevant parties will focus their energy on things that benefit mutual trust-building," she said during a press conference at which she was addressing the prospects for China-US relations, Tele Sur reported.

Earlier on Tuesday, a US media report claimed that China and Cuba are reportedly discussing building a joint military training facility on the island.

The Wall Street Journal cited US officials as saying that the two countries were holding advanced talks about opening the facility in northern Cuba.

It added that it could pave the way for Beijing to station troops there permanently and expand espionage activities.

The report comes after the White House earlier claimed Beijing has spy facilities on the island about 145 km (90 miles) from the US.

The Wall Street Journal said on June 9 that China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles (160 km) from Florida.

The Chinese government denied a report indicating it had reached a multi-billion-dollar agreement to build an “eavesdropping” facility in Cuba, suggesting the US was “spreading rumors and slander,” though both American and Cuban officials have also denied the agreement exists.

Also, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs has said that the report about the presence of a Chinese spy base in Cuba is false.

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