According to
SCMP, William Lai tried to strike a conciliatory chord in his victory speech, urging dialogue and exchanges with Mainland China. “This is most in line with the interests of the people of the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, and is the only way for a win-win situation,” he said.
Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office said that the results reveal that the DPP cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island,
Xinhua reported.
Noting that Taiwan is China's Taiwan, Chen said that the elections will not change the basic landscape and development trend of cross-Strait relations, will not alter the shared aspiration of compatriots across the Taiwan Strait to forge closer ties, and will not impede the inevitable trend of China's reunification.
"Our stance on resolving the Taiwan question and realising national reunification remains consistent, and our determination is as firm as rock," Chen said. "We will adhere to the 1992 Consensus that embodies the one-China principle and firmly oppose the separatist activities aimed at 'Taiwan independence' as well as foreign interference," he added.
He said the mainland will work with relevant political parties, groups and people from various sectors in Taiwan to boost cross-Strait exchanges and cooperation, enhance cross-Strait integrated development, jointly promote Chinese culture, and advance the peaceful development of cross-Strait relations as well as the cause of national reunification.
US President Joe Biden congratulated William Lai but stressed that the United States does not support the independence of Taiwan. The United States switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979 and has long said it does not support a formal declaration of independence by Taiwan. It does, however, maintain unofficial relations with the self-governed island and remains its most important backer and arms supplier,
Reuters recalled.
Hungary is interested in peace, calm and stability in the Southeast Asian region, Tamás Menczer, State Secretary of Hungary's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
reacted. "In particular, the situation in this region is of particular importance for global security as a whole," he added. Menczer stressed that "the Hungarian government therefore consistently advocates the One China principle in the implementation of its foreign policy".
