China says “Fact that there is only one China” reacts to Taiwan poll results

Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
WASHINGTON, 15th Jan. The spokesperson for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office on Sunday insisted that the election result “does not represent the mainstream view on the island”.

Chinese Foreign Ministry reiterated its claim on the breakaway territory as part of its own, said that any changes in the island nation would not change the status of Taiwan as ‘part of China,’ the official reaction to the Presidential elections in Taiwan.

News media report quoted the spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that no matter “whatever changes take place in Taiwan, the basic fact that there is only one China in the world and Taiwan is part of China, will not change.”

“The one-China principle is the solid anchor for peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait. We believe that the international community will continue to adhere to the one-China principle and understand and support the Chinese people’s just cause of opposing ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist activities and striving to achieve national reunification,” the spokesperson added.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his year-end address, asserted that Taiwan will be reunified with China.

The tensions between Beijing and Taipei remain high.

Xi has affirmed China’s stance that the island-nation is a part of mainland China and that it must be reunified, by force if necessary.

“All Chinese on both sides of the Taiwan Strait should be bound by a common sense of purpose and share in the glory of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” Xi said in Sunday’s address.

“The motherland will surely be reunified,” he added.

Democratic Progressive Party candidate of Taiwan Lai Ching-te won the much-anticipated Taiwanese presidential polls and is set to be the next President voiced concerns of escalating tensions with China.

The news reports stated that the mandate marked the historic third-straight victory for the DPP after Tsai Ing-wena completed her two terms as Taiwan President since 2016.

According to the Central Election Commission report, Lai received over 5 million votes and more than 40 per cent of the vote share after counting was done from over 90 per cent of polling stations as of 7:45p.

According to Taiwan news, undecided voters split three ways among the candidates, giving Lai a seven-point lead over Kuomintang candidate Hou Yu-ih, who received 33 per cent of the total votes. \

Taiwan People’s Party candidate Ko Wen-je took 26 per cent of the national vote, performed marginally better than expected, came third..

Lai has served as Tainan’s mayor has pledged to boost national defense, the economy, and cooperation with democratic allies.

He said he would maintain deterrence and uphold the cross-strait status quo, during an election speech.

Lai said he would form a new government staffed by individuals based on their ‘capabilities’ rather than ‘party affiliation’, added that this way, “it could effectively respond to challenges, be open and inclusive, and unite Taiwanese to face both domestic and international challenges”.

He vowed to focus on value-based diplomacy, cross-strait stability, defense self-sufficiency, economic upgrading, energy transition, youth investment, housing justice, and educational equality.