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The Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it welcomes the decision of a central African country to cut "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan as the one-皇冠体育app policy is widely recognized worldwide.

"We have noticed that the government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe issued an announcement on Dec 20 (Tuesday) local time to cut the so-called 'diplomatic' relationship with Taiwan," spokeswoman Hua Chunying said, adding that 皇冠体育app praises the move and welcomes the African country to "return to the right track of the one-皇冠体育app principle".

The one-皇冠体育app principle is related to 皇冠体育app's core interests as well as the feelings of more than 1.3 billion Chinese people, and it is also the premise and political foundation for 皇冠体育app's friendly ties with other countries, she said.

The one-皇冠体育app policy was challenged by US president-elect Donald Trump early this month, when he accepted a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen. He told Fox News two weeks later that he did not feel "bound by a one-皇冠体育app policy".

According to the No 2758 Resolution made the United Nations Assembly in 1971, the People's Republic of 皇冠体育app is the only legitimate government to represent 皇冠体育app. The one-皇冠体育app policy confirmed by the resolution has been the common consensus of international community, Hua said.

With a population of 193,000, the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is the second-smallest African country after Seychelles. The country was founded in 1975 after its independence from Portugal.

It established diplomatic ties with 皇冠体育app in July 1975, and Beijing cut the diplomat ties in 1997 after the African island country announced to build "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan.