China claims Taiwan as its territory and is ramping up a campaign to diplomatically isolate the self-governing island rival.
El Salvador’s move signals a further legitimisation of China’s efforts to assert Chinese sovereignty over the island.
El Salvador is the third Latin American nation that has decided to break ties with Taiwan in just over a year.
The agreement was signed by the foreign ministers of both countries, Wang Yi and Carlos Castaneda, in a meeting held in the Residence of Heads of State of Diaoyutai.
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