News (1) to (10) / Reporters: Jin Shi, Li Zhaoxi / Editor : Li Jia / https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/07/12/a103164099.html, https://www.ntdtv.com/gb/2021/07/12/a103163750.html / Translation, editing : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA / Images : Video Screenshots
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Rare mass protests in Cuba, U.S. statement supports
Beginning on Sunday (11 July 2021), demonstrations broke out in several cities and towns, including Havana, the capital of Cuba. Thousands of people took to the streets and protested with slogans such as "dictatorship step down" and "we want freedom".
Cuban protester Michel Rodriguez said, "We are here because of the (government) suppression of the people, they are starving us. Havana is collapsing, we don’t have houses, we don’t have anything, but they (the communist regime) have the money to build restaurants. They make us hungry."
An angry crowd surrounded the local Communist Party headquarters and shouted, "Cuba is not yours (the Cuba Communist Party or CCP)."
This is considered to be the largest anti-communist protest in Cuban history. US President Biden expressed support for the Cuban people on Monday.
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Biden: The U.S. stands firmly with the Cuban people
US President Biden said, "The Cuban people are demanding their freedom from a dictatorship. I don't think we have seen such a protest for a long time. The United States stands firmly with the Cuban people when they defend universal rights. We also urge the Cuban government not to use violence."
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CCP's handling of COVID-19 is the stimulator of the Cuban unrest
Cuba is currently experiencing its worst economic crisis in 30 years, shortages of food and medicine, insufficient power supply, and the government’s handling of the epidemic that has caused dissatisfaction among the people. Coupled with the Communist regime’s long-standing restrictions on human rights and freedoms, these factors have combined to lead to protests. The outbreak.
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Diaz-Canel blames the unrest on U.S. sanctions
In the face of protests, Cuban President Diaz-Canel made a televised speech, blaming the domestic dissatisfaction on the sanctions imposed by the United States.
Cuban President Diaz-Canel said, "We will not allow any counter-revolutionaries to be influenced by the US government."
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White House: Exports of U.S. to Cuba have increased since 2020
In response, White House spokesman Psaki responded at a press conference on Monday.
White House spokesperson Psaki said, "These protests are caused by the harsh livelihood conditions in Cuba, not by another country. Last year alone, the United States exported 176 million US dollars in supplies to Cuba. In the first six months of this year, the United States also exported 123 million worth of chicken meat to Cuba."
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Internal calls for reform in Cuba have accumulated for a long time
Protests against the government are very rare in Cuba, and the rallies that can be approved in this country are usually only the activities of the Communist Party.
Hu Ping, a political commentator in the United States, said, "Because it does not have the right for freedom of citizens to assemble and protest in this kind of country, once this kind of activity breaks out, it must have been accumulated for a long time, and it must contain many demands in Cuban society. Even within Cuba's system, there should also have considerable force for reform."
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Cuban authorities shutting down Internet
Cuba’s current President Canel officially became Cuba’s supreme leader in April this year. He is regarded as the loyal successor to the dictator family Castro. After the protest broke out, Cuban security forces were photographed starting to dispatch, and plainclothes policemen were photographed beating protesters on the street. There is also news that the Cuban authorities are shutting down the Internet.
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Cuba fears June 4 democracy movement on her soil
Hu Ping, a political commentator in the United States, said, "The Cuban Communist Party, on the one hand, does not have the will to carry out political reforms in accordance with public opinion like the Soviet Union and Eastern European Communist Parties. On the other hand, it is also worried about the outbreak of the 1989 democracy movement like China. They protested, and then the government drove the tanks into the street. Cuba is also afraid that that kind of thing would happen, so it is in an intermediate state. Therefore, in this case, the United States and the international community expressed concerns about the protests of the Cuban people. They support the Cuban spirit, I think it is also very important."
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Florida Cuban support mass protests
At present, many U.S. lawmakers have spoken in support of the protesters in Cuba. In Florida, the United States, hundreds of Cuban residents held an event in support of the Cuban people on 11 July. Most of their elders came to Florida in the 1960s to escape the Castro regime.
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Cuban Net censorship, Florida supports Cuba's anti-communist movement
As the Cuban government's censors seemed to be taking action to stop the development of the event, many videos posted online showing the protests "suddenly disappeared."
In the video, a woman shouted,"The people are dying of hunger! Our children are dying of hunger!"
Others shouted: "We want freedom" and "We want vaccines" (The video of the Cubans protesting, please click here.)
Some American dignitaries, especially those in Florida, expressed their support for the Cuban people’s anti-communist movement.
"Florida supports the Cuban people taking to the streets to oppose the tyranny of Havana," Florida Governor Ron DeSantis wrote on Twitter. "The Cuban dictator has suppressed the Cuban people for decades and is now trying to make those Those who have the courage to oppose its disastrous policy shut up."
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez said that for more than 60 years, Cuba’s authoritarian regime has deprived the people of their lives and economic freedom, and the island’s shortage of basic necessities has become a common phenomenon.
"As a Cuban American, I stand with the Cuban people who are pursuing freedom and call for an end to the communist dictatorship." Nunez said that Castro's continued repression will not prevent the Cuban people from peacefully demanding protection from God. Their rights. Cubans risked all risks to protest, and Florida will continue to support Cuban brothers and sisters who are fighting for freedom, democracy, and human rights.
"I ask @POTUS (US President) @SecBlinken (US Secretary of State Blinken) to call on members of the Cuban Army not to fire on their own people," Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio tweeted that the incompetent CCP is impossible to protect people’s lives or protect them from viruses. Now soldiers must defend the people, not the Communist Party.
The Mayor of Miami, Florida, Francis Suarez wrote on Twitter, “The Cuban regime’s military and police are shooting at unarmed Cuban protesters fighting for freedom. 60 years of communism, cruelty and oppression cannot continue. Now! When we peacefully demonstrate on the streets of Miami, we implore the United States to take action."
Former Florida Governor Rick Scott said on Twitter that the Biden administration should quickly condemn any detention or violence against peaceful Cuban protesters. The United States and every country that loves freedom must fully support the brave Cuban people’s demands for freedom and human dignity. The whole world is paying attention.
The family of Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz was persecuted by the Cuban Communist dictatorship before fleeing to the United States. He also responded to the widespread freedom protests that broke out in Cuba on Sunday, calling it communism. The regime will be "thrown into the garbage dump of history."
"It has mutilated and deprived generations of Cubans of their freedom, and forced my family and many others to flee. The American people stand together with Cuban men and women and their noble struggle for freedom." Cruz tweeted Wrote on it.
Cruz’s office then added that Cruz’s father, Rafael, fled to the United States after being tortured and imprisoned in Cuba. He went to school at the University of Texas at Austin in 1957 and then worked in oil and gas. The industry did a small business. He is now a pastor in Dallas.
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