China reportedly reaches secret deal with Cuba to host spy base on island

Eavesdropping facility on island 100 miles from Florida would allow China to gather electronic communications from the US

China has reached a secret deal with Cuba to establish an electronic eavesdropping facility on the island roughly 100 miles from Florida, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing US officials familiar with classified intelligence.

Such a spy installation would allow Beijing to gather electronic communications from the south-eastern United States, which houses many US military bases, as well as to monitor ship traffic, the newspaper reported.