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A big day in China news as Beijing plans a new military training site in Cuba.

Plus the EU moves to de-risk its ties to China while preserving its relationship.

And Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets the US Secretary of State as both sides agree to resume talks.

It counts as a big success that they were even able to meet at all that they didn't open the exchange insults that it looked pleasant.

There were photo ops and everything else.

I mean these days with US-China relations, that counts as a win.

It's Tuesday, June 20th. I'm Luke Vargas with the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.

We are exclusively reporting that China and Cuba are in negotiations to establish a new joint military training facility on the island.

That is according to current and former US officials who say that the plans are sparking alarm in Washington that Chinese troops and other security and intelligence operations could eventually be stationed just 100 miles off the coast of Florida.

US intelligence reports suggest discussions for the facility are at an advanced stage but have not concluded and that the Biden administration has contacted Cuban officials to try and forestall the deal.

The White House declined to comment and the Cuban Embassy in Washington didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

A Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman said it hopes the relevant parties can focus more on things that are conducive to enhancing trust and regional peace and stability development.

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