On August 8, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Díaz Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party and President of Cuba, on the explosion of an oil storage tank in Cuba.
Xi Jinping said that he was shocked to learn of the explosion of an oil tank in Matanzas province, Cuba, which caused heavy casualties and property losses. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in my own name, I would like to express my deep condolences to the victims. , to extend sincere condolences to the families of the victims and the injured.
China is willing to provide assistance to Cuba.