President Xi Jinping also held talks with his counterpart from El Salvador. It's Salvador Sanchez Ceren's first state visit to China. The central American country only established formal diplomatic ties with Beijing two months ago. CGTN's Zhao Yunfei has more now from the Great Hall of the People in the heart of the Chinese capital.

It's his first visit to Beijing. The day after El Salvador's President Salvador Sanchez Ceren touched down, his Chinese counterpart President Xi Jinping held a welcoming ceremony for him. During their talks, the two leaders agreed to cooperate on multiple fields, including trade, investment, industry and human resources. El Salvador wants to expand its ties with China under the Belt and Road Initiative. While China is willing to provide support to the Central American country on health, medical treatment and disaster prevention.

El Salvador broke off diplomatic ties with Taipei in favor of Beijing in August - in support of the One-China Principle. Both China and El Salvador reiterate that their establishment of ties is in accordance with international law, and fulfills the interests of both peoples.

LU KANG, SPOKESPERSON CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTRY "Although it has been just two months since the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and El Salvador, bilateral exchanges and cooperation have been rolling out rapidly in various areas and bilateral relations have been developing steadily. China welcomes President Sánchez's visit and hopes to work with El Salvador to ensure a fast growth of bilateral friendly exchanges and cooperation and deliver more benefits to the two peoples."

ZHAO YUNFEI BEIJING "President Sanchez Ceren's state visit to China is at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. Seeking chances to further cooperation, part of the El Salvador President's week-long trip is to attend the International Import Expo in Shanghai. Zhao Yunfei, CGTN, Beijing."