Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang's Regular Press Conference on August 21, 2018

问：今天，中国同萨尔瓦多宣布建交。你对此有何评论？ 

　　答：今天上午，王毅国务委员兼外长与萨尔瓦多外长卡斯塔内达分别代表两国政府在北京签署《中华人民共和国和萨尔瓦多共和国关于建立外交关系的联合公报》。两国政府决定自公报签署之日起相互承认并建立大使级外交关系。 

Q: China and El Salvador established diplomatic relations today. What is your comment? 

A: This morning, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Foreign Minister of El Salvador Carlos Castaneda, on behalf of the two governments, inked the Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of El Salvador in Beijing. The two governments decided to recognize each other and establish the diplomatic relations at ambassadorial level as of the day the Joint Communiqué was signed. 

　　世界上只有一个中国，中华人民共和国政府是代表全中国的唯一合法政府，台湾是中国领土不可分割的一部分。这是历史事实，也是公认的国际关系准则。 

　　萨尔瓦多是中美洲重要国家。萨尔瓦多政府承认并承诺恪守一个中国原则，同台湾断绝了所谓“外交关系”，同中华人民共和国建立外交关系，这是顺应大势、合乎民心的正确抉择。中方对此表示高度赞赏。 

　　中方愿在和平共处五项原则和一个中国原则基础上，同萨方加强广泛领域友好合作，造福两国和两国人民。 

There is only one China in the world. The government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole China. Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory. This is a historical fact and a well-recognized norm governing international relations. 

El Salvador is an important country in Central America. The government of El Salvador recognizes and promises to abide by the one-China principle. It has severed the so-called diplomatic ties with Taiwan and established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. This is a right choice made in accordance with the trend of the times and the will of the people. The Chinese side highly appreciates that.

On the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and the one-China principle, China is willing to enhance friendly cooperation with El Salvador in various areas so as to deliver benefits to the two countries and two peoples.