China's Foreign Ministry reiterated its firm support for Cuba in the defense of its national sovereignty and security today, amid military threats from the United States against the island.

Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China has always opposed illegal unilateral sanctions that lack basis in international law.

He also called once again on the United States to immediately end the blockade against Cuba and any form of coercion or pressure, "and to cease violating the Cuban people's rights to survival and development."

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday described the threat of U.S. military aggression against Cuba as an international crime, asserting that if such aggression materialized, it would provoke a bloodbath with incalculable consequences. On his profile on the social media platform X, the Cuban leader stated that such aggression would have a destructive impact on regional peace and stability.

"Cuba does not represent a threat, nor does it have aggressive plans or intentions against any country. It has no such intentions against the United States, nor has it ever had them. This is well known to that nation's government, especially its defense and national security agencies," the head of state wrote.

He also recalled that the Caribbean nation already suffers from a multidimensional form of aggression from the northern power.

In his message, Díaz-Canel reaffirmed Cuba's absolute and legitimate right to defend itself against a military onslaught, noting that this cannot be logically or honestly used as an excuse to impose a war against the noble Cuban people.