US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement

The United States sanctioned Cuba's senior military representative in Beijing, Waldo Perez Cortes, on Thursday. Perez Cortes, Cuba's military, naval, and air attache in Beijing, was added to the US Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list. The US State Department stated that Perez Cortes, an official of Cuba's Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, was involved in procuring military-related equipment from China for Cuba's armed forces. Six Cuban nationals and five entities were also sanctioned.