World reacts to Taiwan election as China says reunification ‘inevitable’ (www.aljazeera.com)

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China said “reunification” with Taiwan was still “inevitable” after president-elect William Lai Ching-te won Saturday’s pivotal election on the self-ruled island that Beijing claims as its own.

Lai, from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), won despite warnings from China not to vote for him. He took 40.2 percent of votes cast, according to results from the Central Election Commission.

“I want to thank the Taiwanese people for writing a new chapter in our democracy,” Lai said in his victory speech. “We are telling the international community that between democracy and authoritarianism, we will stand on the side of democracy.”

In the run-up to the polls, China denounced Lai as a dangerous separatist, said he would be a threat to peace in the region if he won, and called the elections a choice between “peace and war”.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago

China is sounding like a rapey ex boyfriend.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Also like rapey stalker as the PRC has never been inside the island

[-] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Get over it China, Taiwan's just not that into you.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Neither was Tibet, sooo let's see how this goes

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