China lauds voters after defeat of Taiwan's ruling party
Source: Nikkei Asian Review/Reuters
November 25, 2018 12:53 JST
TAIPEI (Reuters) -- China on Sunday welcomed the defeat of Taiwan's pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections, saying it showed people wanted peaceful relations with Beijing.
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who faces re-election in a little more than year, on Saturday resigned as chairwoman of the DPP, taking responsibility for her party's massive defeat at the mayoral and county elections.
The DPP has now been left in control of only six of Taiwan's cities and counties, compared with at least 15 for the China-friendly Kuomintang party. Significantly, it lost one of its most steadfast strongholds, the southern city of Kaohsiung.
"The (election) results reflected the strong will of the Taiwan public in hoping to continue to share the benefits of the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, and their strong wish in hoping to improve the island's economy and people's wellbeing," said a statement by China's policy-making Taiwan Affairs Office and carried by state media.
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The way the mainland Chinese interfered in Taiwanese elections on a scale only dreamt about by Russia in the US elections?
Don't worry.
Russia!!! 
