They can be compared insofar that they are both officially communist one party states that used to work together with and support the soviet union. They are different insofar that China opened itself up and became a bit capitalist but state owned while Cuba still has concepts like public property that are understood more in a more orthodox Marxist way.
The U.S. state of Texas declared its secession from the United States of America on February 1, 1861, and joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861, after it replaced its governor, Sam Houston, when he refused to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy.
Admission to confederacy: March 23, 1861 (4th)
Governor: Sam Houston; Edward Clark; Francis ...
Lieutenant Governor: John McClannahan Cro...
Restored to the Union: March 30, 1870
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Historians generally recognize three motives for European exploration and colonization in the New World: God, gold, and glory. ... Europeans also searched for optimal trade routes to lucrative Asian markets and hoped to gain global recognition for their country.