Juan Manuel de Jesús Flores Cornejo (born 15 October 1965), nicknamed "El Chino" (Spanish for "The Chinese One"), is a Salvadoran politician who has served as the secretary-general of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) since 2024.

Flores served as the mayor of Quezaltepeque from 2003 to 2012 and then later as a deputy of the Legislative Assembly from La Libertad from 2012 to 2021.

Flores supports El Salvador further strengthening relations with the People's Republic of China.

Juan Manuel de Jesús Flores Cornejo was born on 15 October 1965[1] in Quezaltepeque, El Salvador.

He was succeeded by Carlos Antonio Figueroa of the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) as mayor of Quezaltepeque.

[13] Prior to the 2024 general election, Flores showed interest in running for president with the FMLN.

[15][16] Flores stated that the FMLN would not form a coalition with any right-wing political parties, including ARENA.

[22] Flores refused to concede the election, claiming that "they stole votes from me" ("me han robado votos").

[33] In addition to China, Flores also supports strengthened relations with the State of Palestine and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.