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'Return to the right track' - Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' and respect election results (www.france24.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Voters spurned Beijing's repeated calls not to vote for Lai, delivering a comfortable victory for a man China's ruling Communist Party sees as a dangerous separatist.

Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vowed to defend the island from China's "intimidation" and on Sunday the island's foreign ministry told Beijing to accept the result.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the Beijing authorities to respect the election results, face reality and give up suppressing Taiwan in order for positive cross-strait interactions to return to the right track," it said in a statement.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Shows how little you understand. KMT wants the status quo, TPP wants to engage China.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (8 children)

And at this point I am sure that when you say that you mean the status quo of Taiwan has always been a part of China.

You are wrong, but keep pushing that narrative!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (7 children)

See, you don't know and try to force your narrative on others. And if we actual Taiwanese people tell you no, you mansplain it to us. This is why I hate people like you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

We're really pulling mansplaining out of nowhere when you don't even know their gender? Super weird.

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