In a demonstration of deepening cross-continental cooperation, Cuba has taken delivery of the first installment of a major 60,000-ton rice donation from China, with the initial 15,000-ton shipment docking at Havana’s port this past Saturday. Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, Cuba’s President and First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, publicly expressed profound gratitude for the donation in a post to his official Twitter account on May 25, 2026.
Díaz-Canel emphasized that the support comes rooted in the shared political commitment of both nations to advance the Cuba-China Community of Shared Future. He framed the donation as a meaningful reflection of the solidarity extended by the Chinese people, ruling party, and national government to Cuba. “This important shipment, which arrived Saturday at the Port of Havana, marks the beginning of a new donation totaling 60,000 tons, which will gradually arrive in our homeland,” he added.
The Cuban leader described the contribution as a noble gesture of solidarity, outlining that the full donation will be distributed to millions of domestic consumers across every Cuban province and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. The rice will also be allocated to support the country’s public health and education institutions, two core pillars of Cuban public welfare.
Closing his statement, Díaz-Canel noted that the long-standing ties of friendship and collaborative partnership between Cuba and China only grow stronger during critical moments, reaffirming the value of bilateral alignment on shared goals and mutual support.