The Cuba embargo

The US Cuba embargo no longer matters and has not for many years.

Dollar stores around the world now sell Chinese-produced goods... everything imaginable... for a very low price, far lower than any American-made product could be produced. In fact, when was the last time you bought something that was Made in USA?

Cubans can buy far more, far cheaper from China, and they do.

Cubans with CUCs wait in line to get inside the Adidas shop

In the last few years they have bought refrigerators, fans and electric burners in large numbers, as well as new buses and even new trains, all made in China. The clothing, domestic and electronic goods in CUC stores in Cuba are mostly from China.

The American embargo has not included food or pharmaceuticals since a 2002 amendment.

There are always American chickens, eggs, soy, corn, wheat, apples, canned and boxed foods in Havana Dollar stores. These expensive foods are only attainable by tourists or by those Cubans who have Miami relations who send them dollars.

So when you read about the "terrible American embargo against Cuba” think again. Cuba is able to legally import everything it wants from China and the other trade partners.

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