Cuba-US Blockade/Expert
FILE: Cuba - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of buildings along coastline
2. Lighthouse, tourists
Havana, Cuba - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pavel Aleman, researcher, Cuba's International Policy Research Center:
"The United States is trying to worsen Cuba's economic crisis, in the attempt to trigger political turmoil and pave the way for the regime change. That has been the clear objective of the current U.S. administration."
FILE: Cuba - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Cuba's national flags, lighthouse
5. Various of of pedestrians, buildings; traffic
Havana, Cuba - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pavel Aleman, researcher, Cuba's International Policy Research Center (partially overlaid with shot 7):
"The Iran issue is increasingly worsening, and the conflict has spilled over to neighboring countries. I believe this will consume considerable U.S. resources and attention, and weaken its ability to pursue interventionist policies in the Americas, especially on the issue concerning Cuba."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of White House
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Havana, Cuba - Nov, 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Cuban national flag, buildings
9. Traffic, architectures
FILE: Havana, Cuba - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, parked vehicles
The United States will not succeed in isolating Cuba despite its latest diplomatic and economic pressures, a Cuban expert said on Sunday, criticizing the "Shield of the Americas" summit convened in Florida the day before with 12 Latin American countries.
Pavel Aleman, a researcher with Cuba's International Policy Research Center, said in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Havana that the new round of U.S. blockade on Cuba's oil has hit the country's tourism sector hard, reducing foreign exchange earnings and affecting the economy.
"The United States is trying to worsen Cuba's economic crisis, in the attempt to trigger political turmoil and pave the way for the regime change. That has been the clear objective of the current U.S. administration," Aleman said.
Aleman pointed out that although the United States is seeking to pressure Cuba through diplomatic, economic and political means, the strategy is flawed and unlikely to succeed.
The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have diverted the United States' resources and attention, and international opinion remains divided over its actions, said Aleman.
"The Iran issue is increasingly worsening, and the conflict has spilled over to neighboring countries. I believe this will consume considerable U.S. resources and attention, and weaken its ability to pursue interventionist policies in the Americas, especially on the issue concerning Cuba," said Aleman.
Cuba-US Blockade/Expert
Dateline : March 8, 2026/File
Location : Havana,Cuba
Duration : 1'38
FILE: Cuba - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of buildings along coastline
2. Lighthouse, tourists
Havana, Cuba - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pavel Aleman, researcher, Cuba's International Policy Research Center:
"The United States is trying to worsen Cuba's economic crisis, in the attempt to trigger political turmoil and pave the way for the regime change. That has been the clear objective of the current U.S. administration."
FILE: Cuba - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
4. Cuba's national flags, lighthouse
5. Various of of pedestrians, buildings; traffic
Havana, Cuba - March 8, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Pavel Aleman, researcher, Cuba's International Policy Research Center (partially overlaid with shot 7):
"The Iran issue is increasingly worsening, and the conflict has spilled over to neighboring countries. I believe this will consume considerable U.S. resources and attention, and weaken its ability to pursue interventionist policies in the Americas, especially on the issue concerning Cuba."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of White House
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
FILE: Havana, Cuba - Nov, 2022 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Cuban national flag, buildings
9. Traffic, architectures
FILE: Havana, Cuba - Dec 19, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
10. Various of pedestrians, parked vehicles
The United States will not succeed in isolating Cuba despite its latest diplomatic and economic pressures, a Cuban expert said on Sunday, criticizing the "Shield of the Americas" summit convened in Florida the day before with 12 Latin American countries.
Pavel Aleman, a researcher with Cuba's International Policy Research Center, said in an interview with China Media Group (CMG) in Havana that the new round of U.S. blockade on Cuba's oil has hit the country's tourism sector hard, reducing foreign exchange earnings and affecting the economy.
"The United States is trying to worsen Cuba's economic crisis, in the attempt to trigger political turmoil and pave the way for the regime change. That has been the clear objective of the current U.S. administration," Aleman said.
Aleman pointed out that although the United States is seeking to pressure Cuba through diplomatic, economic and political means, the strategy is flawed and unlikely to succeed.
The U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran have diverted the United States' resources and attention, and international opinion remains divided over its actions, said Aleman.
"The Iran issue is increasingly worsening, and the conflict has spilled over to neighboring countries. I believe this will consume considerable U.S. resources and attention, and weaken its ability to pursue interventionist policies in the Americas, especially on the issue concerning Cuba," said Aleman.
ID : 8469586
Published : 2026-03-10 16:03
Last Modified : 2026-03-10 16:42:31
Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
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