China Tells U.S. 'Enough with Sanctions!' and Pledges to Support Cuba On 8/4/21 at 8:00 PM EDT China has called on the United States to cease its decades-long campaign of sanctions against Cuba and has pledged support for the fellow Communist state under new pressure from President Joe Biden's administration. The State Department announced new rounds of sanctions late last month against the leadership of Cuban military, security forces, and, most recently, police in response to their crackdown against rare protests that erupted earlier in July over the government's COVID-19 response and restrictions on civil liberties. The move was met with criticism in Beijing, which has accused Washington of meddling in Havana's affairs.