There China reacted to the Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taiwan reiterating that the “reunification is inevitable” despite the result of the elections which rewarded the exponent of independence. The vote, the spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing said via the Xinhua agency, “will not hinder the inevitable reunification with China” and added that Beijing opposes “separatist activities”.
Taiwan Affairs Office spokesman Chen Binhua in Beijing said via Xinhua news agency that China continues to adhere to “the 1992 consensus embodying the one-China principle, and we will firmly oppose the activities separatists aimed at Taiwanese independence and foreign interference.”