BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland adheres to the one-China principle and its policy of boosting peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait has not changed, a mainland spokesperson said Thursday.

An Fengshan of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office made the remarks upon inquiry about the resumption of diplomatic relations between China and Gambia.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Gambian counterpart Neneh MacDouall-Gaye signed a joint communique here Thursday to resume diplomatic relations.