[20210222]IN11611_古巴：2021美国决策者面临的挑战.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Cuba: Challenges for U.S. Policymakers in 2021 February 22, 2021 Among the challenges facing the Biden Administration and the 117th Congress is the future direction of U.S. policy toward Cuba. Most observers expect the Biden Administration to shift policy to focus on engagement and away from the numerous sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration. During the U.S. election campaign, then-candidate Joe Biden said he would reverse the “failed Trump polices that have inflicted harm on the Cuban people and done nothing to advance democracy and human rights.” Both the White House and the State Department maintain that U.S. policy toward Cuba is to be governed by two principles: one grounded in support for democracy and human rights; and one recognizing that Americans, especially Cuban Americans, are the best ambassadors for advancing freedom and prosperity in Cuba. Cuba remains a one-party authoritarian state with a state-dominated economy. President Miguel Daz-Canel succeeded Ral Castro as president in 2018 and is expected to succeed Castro as head of Cubas Communist Party at the next party congress in Apri