China’s Xi pledges support for Cuba on ‘core interests’


              In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez walk during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states' "core interests" Friday at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP)
            
              In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez review an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states' "core interests" Friday at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP)
            
              In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping stand during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states' "core interests" Friday at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. (Ding Lin/Xinhua via AP)
            
              FILE - China's President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, APEC summit, Saturday, Nov. 19, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Cuban counterpart pledged mutual support over their fellow communist states' "core interests" Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 at a meeting further hailing a return to face-to-face diplomacy by Beijing. (Jack Taylor/Pool Photo via AP, File)
China’s Xi pledges support for Cuba on ‘core interests’