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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) holds talks with his counterpart of Sao Tome and Principe Urbino Botelho in Beijing Teez Tabor Color Rush Jersey , capital of China, Dec. 26, 2016. (XinhuaCui Xinyu)
China and Sao Tome and Principe resumed diplomatic relations on Monday, after the west African nation cut "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan last week.


Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Sao Tome and Principe counterpart Urbino Botelho held talks at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in Beijing, and signed a joint communiqué to resume diplomatic relations, the Xinhua News Agency reported.


"The one-China principle is a consensus of the international community and a basic norm in international relations," Wang said. "China believes Sao Tome and Principe will stick to one-China policy with practical action and support China's peaceful reunification."


"It is practical for Sao Tome and Principe to form diplomatic relations with China," He Wenping, an expert on African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Monday.


He noted that Sao Tome and Principe has seen China's support to other African countries in many aspects, such as infrastructure development and medicine, and it was excluded from the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation for failing to forge diplomatic relations earlier with China.


Wang said China eyes cooperation with the island country within the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the Forum for Economic and Trade Cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries.


China and Sao Tome and Principe will promote ties in agriculture, fishing and tourism as well as exchanges in culture, education, medicine and other humanities fields, Hua Chunying, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry, told a daily briefing on Monday.


Though Sao Tome and Principe is a small country, it boasts significant geographic advantages, He said, explaining that being located in the Gulf of Guinea could turn it into a gateway for regional and oceanic trade with China and play a role in China's Belt and Road initiative.


"The timing is right for Sao Tome and Principe's decision, since the US and the island of Taiwan both have new leaders willing to defy the one-China principle. The resumption of diplomatic ties showed that recognizing and supporting one China is the mainstream of global society," He said.


Sao Tome and Principe, an island nation in the Gulf of Guinea and a former Portuguese colony, established diplomatic relations with China immediately after gaining independence in 1975, but switched to Taiwan in 1997.


China on Thursday denied using "money diplomacy" with Sao Tome and Principe after the central African nation cut so-called "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan, in response to a question about Taiwan's claim that Sao Tome and Principe had asked for an astronomical figure that Taiwan was unwilling to pay, according to the Xinhua News Agency.


"We appreciate and welcome Sao Tome and Principe returning to the correct track of sticking to the one-China policy. Justice lies in people's hearts," she said.




by Xinhua writer Wang Xue


CAIRO， Jan. 1 (Xinhua) -- The 2016 Chinese-Egyptian Culture Year drew to an end successfully as some 150 various kinds of cultural activities were held in both countries， which is seen as a breakthrough.


In January 2016， the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Chinese Embassy in Cairo launched the 2016 Sino-Egyptian Culture Year which marks the 60th anniversary of joint diplomatic relations.


After upgrading the relations between the two countries to a "comprehensive strategic partnership，" the culture year came to boost friendly ties and enhance mutual understanding and future development between the peoples of the two nations， whose relations have deep roots back in history.


Actually， marking 2016 as a culture year was the fruit of agreement between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi during their meeting in Beijing in December 2014.


To highlight its importance， the opening ceremony of the culture year was attended by Xi and Sisi in the ancient city of Luxor in January 2016， as the two leaders vowed to boost cultural and people-to-people exchanges.


During the opening ceremony show， more than 200 elite performers from both countries staged a cultural dialogue; both have deep roots in their ancient civilizations.


"We achieved 'new high' in this culture year on the quality and quantity of the cultural activities we held，" said Chen Dongyun， Head of the Chinese Culture Center and Cultural Councilor of the Chinese Embassy in Cairo.


"The show in Luxor was a big success， reflecting the new spirit of the two oldest civilizations in this new era，" she stressed， referring to the opening show of the culture year.


Other activities， Chen said， also made Egyptians know more about China， not only as an economic power， but also a cultural power.


She added that new media， such as social networks， are being used in broadcasting information of cultural activities and as a tool to talk to internet users in Egypt.


Chen also revealed that over 90 cultural events were held during the culture year in Egypt， a prominent rise compared to the average number of Chinese activities held in Egypt in the past years， which stood at about dozens.


Regarding the Egyptians events in China， Chen said the Egyptian government sent many cultural delegations to present the Egyptian art and culture to the Chinese people.


"The Egyptian culture was warmly welcomed by Chinese people， especially those new and modern style Egyptian shows，" Chen said.


In addition to the mutual exchange of culture and art， the culture year also focused on cooperation in various fields such as tourism， sports， cinema， heritage and even archaeology.


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