▲ 338 ▼ China is building 75 solar parks in Cuba, and the island’s power crisis is becoming an infrastructure experiment (www.vozpopuli.com) submitted 4 months ago by yogthos@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works -20 points 4 months ago (8 children) And what do they get in return for this? permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 months ago (2 children) To weaken/further humiliate the US? To market their green technology? For humanitarian purposes? Take your pick, it’s some combination of the three. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago (1 child) It's definitely all three, but I just want to point out that Cuba I believe has more doctors per capita than any other country and sends medical aid all over the world. They developed their own Covid vaccine because they had no access to the others thanks to the blockade. It's not like they have nothing to offer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago humanitarian purposes China, there's this people in Middle East... Hello? permalink fedilink source parent [–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 4 months ago Isolating the usa permalink fedilink source parent [–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 16 points 4 months ago (1 child) Cubans have great cigars. 💨 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago Rum, too. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Fancy_Gecko@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago money or resources i guess ? thats how it usually goes but im not an expert permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago Infrastructure and a better chance of surviving the current situation permalink fedilink source parent
[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 48 points 4 months ago (2 children) To weaken/further humiliate the US? To market their green technology? For humanitarian purposes? Take your pick, it’s some combination of the three. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago (1 child) It's definitely all three, but I just want to point out that Cuba I believe has more doctors per capita than any other country and sends medical aid all over the world. They developed their own Covid vaccine because they had no access to the others thanks to the blockade. It's not like they have nothing to offer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago humanitarian purposes China, there's this people in Middle East... Hello? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TiredTiger@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago (1 child) It's definitely all three, but I just want to point out that Cuba I believe has more doctors per capita than any other country and sends medical aid all over the world. They developed their own Covid vaccine because they had no access to the others thanks to the blockade. It's not like they have nothing to offer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago humanitarian purposes China, there's this people in Middle East... Hello? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago humanitarian purposes China, there's this people in Middle East... Hello? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 4 months ago Isolating the usa permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValarieLenin@midwest.social 16 points 4 months ago (1 child) Cubans have great cigars. 💨 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 months ago Rum, too. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fancy_Gecko@lemmy.ml 12 points 4 months ago money or resources i guess ? thats how it usually goes but im not an expert permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 1 point 4 months ago Infrastructure and a better chance of surviving the current situation permalink fedilink source parent