Tag: Imperialism targets El Salvador

NOVANEWS By Eli Clemente Grijalva President Salvador Sanchéz Cerén (Left). Photo: Presidencia El Salvador Salvador Sanchéz Cerén, El Salvador’s president, announced in late August that El Salvador has established diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China. El Salvador joins 177 other countries that have recognized the PRC as the legitimate representative of the Chinese people. This change is an important step in El Salvador long struggle for independence from domination by imperialist powers, particularly the United States. Taking the outrageous position that Taiwan, the United States’ longstanding ally, rather than the government in Beijing is the legitimate government of China is a hallmark of a country’s neo-colonial status. Cerén’s party, the Frente Farbundo Martí ...