Cuba underwent big changes in 2008. The supreme power was transferred smoothly to Raul Castro in a context featuring political and social stability. Important political decisions，to convene the party’s VI national congress，for instance，were made in the sixth plenary meeting of the fifth central committee of the Communist Party of Cuba. The new government was trying to reshape the country in face of constantly cropping up negative factors such as tremendous loses caused by the hurricane and the obviously slowing speed of economic development. Various measures were adopted by the new government targeting problems in social and economic development. Land policy was adjusted，more efforts were made to boost agricultural production，more attention was attached to people’s livelihood and social security policy was rearranged. Omni-directional diplomacy started to bear fruits and international living space as well as development environment was improved. US-Cuban relationship sent signs of becoming flexible，relations with EU were bettered，ties with Russia were recovered，and bonds with Latin American countries experienced constant development and Sino-Cuban connections further deepened.