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The U.S. is likely to respond "with a power move of its own" if reports that China is planning to build a spy base on Cuba are true, according to a prominent geopolitical analyst. China and Cuba have agreed a multi-billion dollar deal that will see Beijing build an advanced electronic eavesdropping station on the Caribbean island, according to a Wall Street Journal report published on Thursday. Tensions between China and the U.S. remain high, with the world's two biggest economies clashing over Taiwan, the South China Sea, human rights and espionage. In February an American F-22 fighter jet shot...
