Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla meets with Wang Yi in Beijing

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Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, a Politburo member of the Cuban Communist Party and Cuba’s Foreign Minister, paid an official visit to China on November 11, 2026, acting as a special envoy of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and the Cuban government. He was received in Beijing by Wang Yi, China’s Foreign Minister.

Wang Yi pledged unwavering support for Cuba in defending its sovereignty and resisting external sanctions and interference and the meeting emphasized strengthening bilateral coordination and addressing Cuba’s severe energy crisis amid heightened U.S. sanctions.

China expressed a readiness to deepen cooperation with Cuba in multilateral forums and jointly oppose unilateral actions and power politics.

Wang Yi also asked Rodríguez to convey greetings from Xi Jinping to historic leader Raúl Castro and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel.

Rodríguez described the talks as “fruitful”, thanking China for its solidarity, especially during Cuba’s transition to a new energy matrix amid a U.S. fuel blockade.

Cuba is experiencing its worst energy crisis of 2026, with generation meeting only 38% of demand and outages lasting over 20 hours daily in some regions.

China has provided significant aid to Cuba including $80 million in emergency funds, 60,000 tons of rice, Photovoltaic systems and 49 solar parks totaling 120 MW in production. However, China has not committed to direct oil supply or formal debt renegotiation.

Just days before the visit, the U.S. sanctioned two Chinese state-owned enterprises—CEIEC and Beijing H&C Technologies—for supplying surveillance and military components to Cuba’s Ministry of the Armed Forces. China denounced the sanctions as attempts to “sabotage” bilateral cooperation and vowed to defend its companies’ interests.

During his visit, Rodríguez also met with Wang Huning, a Politburo Standing Committee member, Liu Haixing, the head of the CPC International Liaison Department and Chen Xiaodong, president of the China International Development Cooperation Agency.