Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel continues his official tour of Asia with an agenda focused on strategic cooperation with China. In Beijing, the president visited the joint venture biotechnology company BPL, considered one of the most significant projects in scientific collaboration between the two countries.

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During his tour of the company, Díaz-Canel spoke with Cuban and Chinese executives from the institution and emphasized the importance of increasing the presence of biotechnology products in the Chinese market, in Cuba, and in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

BPL applies technologies developed in Cuba to manufacture and market innovative medicines in China. According to official data, it currently distributes products to approximately 2,000 hospitals in the Asian country, making it a benchmark in this sector.

One of the most notable drugs is Nimotuzumab, used in therapies for various types of cancer. In addition, the company is making progress in transferring the production of CIMAVAX, a therapeutic vaccine against lung cancer, with a significant impact on public health.

The president of BioCubaFarma, Mayda Mauri Pérez, noted that this cooperation model represents tangible benefits for both nations and ensures that the results of Cuban science are translated into concrete services for the people of China and Cuba.

In addition to the economic agenda, Díaz-Canel participated in the commemorations of the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japanese aggression during World War II. The president attended the military parade and visited the Communist Party of China Museum, inaugurated in 2021 to preserve the history of the political organization.

The museum displays more than 2,600 images and 3,500 historical artifacts, spanning the years from the founding of the Party to the reform and opening-up process, showing the path toward the country’s modernization. Díaz-Canel emphasized the importance of this historical memory as a reference for socialist nations.

Before his visit to China, the Cuban president visited Vietnam, where he held meetings with the country’s top officials. There, he reaffirmed his willingness to expand bilateral cooperation in areas of common interest.

According to the official agenda, the presidential tour will continue in Laos, where Díaz-Canel will conclude his Asian tour. The presidential tour seeks to consolidate alliances in a complex international context and to highlight Cuba’s role in regions of significant economic dynamism.

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