China has been negotiating the creation of a new joint training facility on the Caribbean island nation of Cuba, creating concerns it could lead to the stationing of Chinese troops in the waters off the US, according to the Wall Street Journal.The newspaper on Tuesday reported that discussions between the two countries are in advanced stages, but had not concluded. The report said the officials from the administration of President Joe Biden have been trying to discourage their Cuban counterparts from finalising the deal.The report came a day after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken completed a two-day visit to Beijing, where he met President Xi Jinping. The highest-level visit to China by a US official to date, the meetings came at a time of heightened tensions between the two superpowers.
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