Cuba and China today consolidated their political ties with the visit to Havana of Shi Taifeng, a member of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of that Asian nation.

The day before, the visitor was received by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, who highlighted the continuity and significance of his country’s high-level dialogues with China.

On that occasion, Shi said that this first visit to Cuba left a deep impression on him because of the hospitality and optimism of the Cuban people, who reported the Presidency through the X social network.

Shi also met on Monday with the Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), Roberto Morales, who highlighted the collaboration between the two nations in strategic areas such as telecommunications, biotechnology, and health.

For his part, the vice president of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and head of the United Front Work Department of the PCC Central Committee described the friendly relations between the two peoples, parties, and governments as very special.

The official also held official talks with the vice president of the National Assembly of People’s Power (Parliament), Ana Mari Machado.

As part of the work program in Cuba, Shi Taifeng is holding meetings with high-level party and parliamentary authorities, and touring sites of economic and social interest, including the Mariel Development Zone.