The establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Dominican Republic accords with the will of the people and represents an irresistible trend, An Fengshan, spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said Tuesday.

"It has been a universal consensus of the international society to adhere to the one-China principle," said An.

 An's remarks came after the Dominican Republic signed a joint communique with China in Beijing Tuesday on the establishment of diplomatic relations at the ambassadorial level effective and broke so-called "diplomatic ties" with Taiwan.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Dominican Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas held a brief event marking the establishment of ties on Tuesday morning.

"The Government of the Dominican Republic recognizes that there is but one China in the world, that the Government of the People's Republic of China is the sole legal government representing the whole of China, and that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China's territory," according to the communique.