El Salvador has maintained diplomatic relations with Taiwan for 91 years. Key events in their historical relations include El Salvador establishing a consulate in Taiwan in 1922, Taiwan recognizing the People's Republic of China in 1971 but El Salvador continuing relations with Taiwan, and the two countries signing a Free Trade Agreement in 2007. Currently, El Salvador's main ally is the United States but it also has military, trade, cultural and educational ties with Taiwan. High-level official visits between the two countries have helped strengthen their partnership.

1. Relations between the
Republic of China and
Central America
E l S a l v a d o r C a s e
Dr. Roberto Garay
Presentation in occasion of the opening ceremony of “The Madre
Angeles de Dios Trilla Center for Latin American Studies
(CLAS)”, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, March
26, 2013.

2. Contents
1 Country profile
2 Types of relations
3 Historical background of the relations
4 Official visits
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3. Country profile
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4. Country profile
• Government: Republican.
• Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN)
Victory:
– On June 1, 2009, Mauricio Funes of the leftist FMLN, a party that
was formerly an anti-government revolutionary movement, was
inaugurated to a five-year term as president of El Salvador.
• International organization participation:
– BCIE, CACM, CD, CELAC, FAO, G-11, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS,
ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO,
ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAES, LAIA (observer), MIGA, MINURSO, NAM
(observer), OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, SICA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIFIL, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMISS,
UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO,
WTO.
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5. Country profile
• Main ally: United States of America (USA).
– Trade, migratory, cultural and military ties.
• Embassies in Asia:
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6. Types of relations
Military Trade
Science & Relations Cultural
Technology
Technical Agricultural
Recently signed a Communications Exchange Agreement
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7. Historical background of
the relations
91 years of relations
United Nations
Opening of
Embassy recognizes the People's Trade office FTA
relations Republic of China
1922 1961 1971 1998 2007
The Republic of Consulate • El Salvador continue Establishment of • Free Trade
China establishes becomes an its relation with the an Economic Agreement
a Consulate in El Embassy Republic of China. office to deepen was signed on
Salvador the relations. May 7, 2007.
• Sign of a Technical
Cooperation • Entered into
Agreement on force on March
Agriculture. 1, 2008.
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8. Historical background of
the relations
Treaty of Friendship, December 9, 1954.
Trade Agreement, October 23, 1964
Technical Cooperation Agreement on Agriculture July 30, 1971.
Technical Cooperation Agreement on Science, February 25, 1982.
Investment Agreement, August 30, 1996.
Voluntary Agreement, October 18, 2006.
Free Trade Agreement, May 7, 2007.
Brotherhood Convention between the Legislative Yuan and the
Legislative Congress, March 1992.
Brotherhood Convention between Taipei City and the City of San
Salvador, October 1993.
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9. Official visits
 September 2000: First visit of Vice President Annette Lu to El
Salvador.
 August 2003: President Francisco Flores visit Taiwan.
 June 2004: Vice President Annette visit El Salvador to attend the
ceremony of the inauguration of President Elias Antonio Saca.
 August 2004: President Elías Antonio Saca visit Taiwan.
 May 2001: President Chen Shui-bian visit El Salvador and assists to
the Third Summit of Heads of State from the Republic of China and
Central America.
 March 2005: Third visit of Vice President Annette Lu to El Salvador.
 April 2005: Vice President Ana Vilma de Escobar visit Taiwan.
 October 2006: Second visit of President Elías Antonio Saca to Taiwan.
 August 2007: Second visit by President Chen Shui-bian to El Salvador.
 May 2009: President Ma Ying-jeou visit El Salvador to attend the
ceremony of the inauguration of President Mauricio Funes Cartagena.
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10. Some pictures
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11. E l S a l v a d o r C a s e
Thank You!