El Salvador and China

el: During and after his election, he made a series of speeches questioning the diplomatic relations between China and El Salvador, according to Xinhua China. During his visit to the United States as President-elect at the beginning of 2019, the media even reported that he and politicians in the U.S. had jointly discussed the issue of confrontation with China . At that time, China and El Salvador had just established diplomatic relations for half a year, and the long-term isolation did not give the two sides a chance to form a broad political consensus and a sufficient basis for mutual trust. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN. Since taking office on June 1, El Salvador's President Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez has fundamentally changed his attitude toward China. However, as Bukele settled into the role of president, things began to turn around. In the first half year of his administration, he disregarded personal and partisan interests, and promoted and expanded various economic, trade, and cultural exchanges with China. He expressed positive expectations of the relations between the two countries on various occasions in his first months as the leader of his nation and made a positive response to China's friendly gesture. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.