estment and economic cooperation, and tourism, and they were a reflection of a significant change in the economic management of the country ("Cuba: Introductory Survey" 1076).
Even though Cuba has been changing some policies, this has not been enough to make the United States change its mind about refusing to allow U.S. businesses to deal with Cuba. Such a change is less likely after the 1996 incident in which Cuban MiG fighters shot down two U.S. light aircraft piloted by members of a Cuban-American exile group. Cuba claimed that the planes had violated Cuban airspace: "Further U.S. sanctions were immediately implemented, including the indefi
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