US sanctions Cuba’s military representative in Beijing over China procurement

The United States sanctioned Cuba’s senior military representative in Beijing on Thursday, accusing him of helping procure military-related equipment from China for the island’s armed forces.

Waldo Perez Cortes, Cuba’s military, naval and air attache in Beijing, was among six Cuban nationals and five entities added to the US Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list.

The US State Department said Perez Cortes was an official of Cuba’s Ministry of the...