BEIJING — China reaffirmed today its firm support for Cuba regardless of changes in the international landscape, marking the 66th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between both nations.

In response to a question posed by Prensa Latina, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun stated that China will support Cuba as it explores a socialist development path suited to its national conditions and firmly backs the island in safeguarding its national sovereignty.

Since Cuba and China established diplomatic ties 66 years ago, the friendship between the two countries has been passed down from generation to generation, the spokesperson noted.

Guo detailed that in recent years, under the strategic leadership of both heads of state, the building of a community with a shared future has continued to advance, emphasizing that China opposes foreign interference in the Caribbean nation.

With present ties characterized by broad multisectoral cooperation and mutual support on issues of national interest, Cuba and China mark the 66th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this September 28.

On September 2, 1960, before more than a million Cubans, the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, urged breaking relations with the Taiwanese government to establish diplomatic ties with Mao Zedong's People's Republic of China.

On September 28 of that year, Cuba became the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to establish these links with the new China, paving the way for relations between the Asian giant and the rest of the nations in the region.