Quote Originally Posted by obdigore View Post
Because Cuba isn't on the UN Security Council, and so is much 'easier' to get sanctions put on by the US than it would be to have sanctions put against China.
Actually pretty much every other country in the world agrees that the US embargo against Cuba is illegal, and the UN has declared it so for 20 straight years. The most recent vote was 186-2, with only the US and Israel (lol) voting in favour of it.

http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/ga11162.doc.htm