{"id":25922,"date":"2026-01-13T03:32:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=25922"},"modified":"2026-01-13T03:32:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T00:32:53","slug":"talk-to-people-in-cuba-and-youll-hear-the-us-underestimates-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mongolianews.mn\/?p=25922","title":{"rendered":"Talk to people in Cuba and you\u2019ll hear the US underestimates them"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/asiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/file-20260112-56-ro0rk6-copy-e1768263223676.jpg?fit=1024%2C574&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>The Cuban capital of Havana, where we are currently on a research trip, woke to an unfamiliar silence on January 5. 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