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Jun 2023
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China Plans New Military Training Site i...

The Wall Street Journal
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A.M. Edition for June 20. The Wall Street Journal is exclusively reporting that China and Cuba are in negotiations to establish a new joint military training facility on the island. Plus, WSJ Beijing bureau chief Jonathan Cheng recaps U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing. And rescue crews race against time to locate a submarine visiting the wreck of the Titanic. Luke Vargas hosts. 

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