Raúl Castro’s China Strategy
Raúl Castro’s strategy is to pursue pro-market economic reforms under continued Communist rule, with no progress on democracy or human rights. But that is unacceptable in Latin America, which has made huge progress in transforming advances in democracy and respect for human rights into a regional legal order.
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MEXICO CITY -- Fidel Castro’s resignation from two of his three leadership posts, together with the appointment of his younger brother, Raúl, as his successor, marks the end of an era…sort of. Raúl replaced Fidel as President of the Councils of Ministers and of State, but not as First Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party. And, in a scene worthy of the glory years of Stalinism, Raúl received the unanimous permission of Cuba’s “parliament” to consult with Fidel on all major issues.