Letter to DNI & Commerce Department on Chinese Spy Base in Cuba

Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party seeks immediate response from Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo following detailed reports of an active Chinese spy base in Cuba. The Chairman outlined specific concerns regarding the Chinese Communist Party's use of PRC telecommunications firms like Huawei and ZTE to help spy on Americans from locations in Cuba.

In the letter, Chairman Gallagher wrote, "In light of the PRC’s approach to modernizing its defense and intelligence capabilities, it is clear any enhancement or expansion of PRC SIGINT capabilities in Cuba is likely to be aided by PRC telecommunications companies. Having offices and business operations in Cuba would provide cover for PRC SIGINT operators to travel to and from the island without creating the same suspicion as official travel. Huawei, for example, has assisted the Cuban government in modernizing its telecommunications and Internet infrastructure since the 2000s, and, like ZTE and Great Dragon Information Technology, has a permanent presence there." 

Click HERE to view the letter.