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China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat, new UN chief: 7 Latin America relations reads

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China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat, new UN chief: 7 Latin America relations reads. (2026, October 1). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369252/china-backs-cuba-beijings-panama-threat-new-un-chief-7-latin-america-relations-reads?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-10-01 · by SCMP

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This article compiles key geopolitical events involving China and Latin American countries in September 2026, focusing on China's support for Cuba against U.S. pressure and legal challenges faced by former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a Chinese ambassador related to a bribery scandal over a dam project worth US$76 million.
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In September 2026, China pledged strong support for Cuba, amid increased pressure from the US to induce political change in Havana. Meanwhile, former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador sought to avoid five-year jail sentences imposed over a bribery scheme involving a US$76 million dam project tied to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. The case highlights ongoing tensions between Beijing and Latin American nations regarding corruption allegations and geopolitical influence in the region.

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Beijing China Chinese Cuba Havana

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China GPE · 3× Cuba GPE · 3× Chinese NORP · 2× Havana GPE · 2× Beijing GPE · 1× Ecuador GPE · 1× Guo Jiakun PERSON · 1× Panama GPE · 1× SCMP ORG · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

Narrative

Ecuador ex-president, Chinese envoy seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador to Quito asked the country’s highest court to spare them the five-year sentences handed down in late August over a US$76 million bribery scheme.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 China pledges to ‘firmly support’ Cuba as US escalates pressure on Havana China will stand by Cuba in defending its sovereignty and resisting outside interference, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said as Washington stepped up its campaign to force political change in Havana. 2.
2026-10-01 · South China Morning Post
China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat, new UN chief: 7 Latin America relations reads · assertive framing

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China backs Cuba, Beijing’s Panama threat, new UN chief: 7 Latin America relations reads asserted
relations → back → Cuba
From geopolitical alliances to a record-making UN vote, here are highlights from the SCMP’s foreign correspondents in September 2026 1. asserted
highlights → make → September
China pledges to ‘firmly support’ Cuba as US escalates pressure on Havana China will stand by Cuba in defending its sovereignty and resisting outside interference, foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said as Washington stepped up its campaign to force political change in Havana. 2. asserted
Washington → pledge → Havana
Ecuador ex-president, Chinese envoy seek to avoid jail over belt and road dam Former Ecuadorian president Lenin Moreno and a former Chinese ambassador to Quito asked the country’s highest court to spare them the five-year sentences handed down in late August over a US$76 million bribery scheme. asserted
Moreno → seek → scheme
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