China’s prime diplomat warned that any steps in direction of Taiwan’s independence can be “harshly punished”, after the self-ruled island selected pro-sovereignty candidate William Lai Ching-te as president. China was in opposition to William Lai and mentioned repeatedly that he’s a harmful separatist however Taiwan voters defied all calls delivering a cushty victory for him.
Beijing claims Taiwan as its territory and has by no means renounced power to deliver it beneath its management. On William Lai’s victory, China mentioned that it could not change the “inevitable development of China’s reunification”.
“If anybody on the island of Taiwan thinks of going for independence, they are going to be making an attempt to separate aside China’s territory, and will definitely be harshly punished by each historical past and the regulation,” Wang Yi mentioned, including, “This is a useless finish. No matter what the outcomes of the election are, they can not change the essential truth that there’s just one China and Taiwan is part of it.”
“Taiwan has by no means been a rustic. It wasn’t previously, and it definitely will not be sooner or later,” Wang Yi mentioned asserted.
He warned, “significantly threatens the well-being of Taiwan compatriots, significantly harms the elemental pursuits of the Chinese nation, and significantly jeopardizes peace and stability within the Taiwan Strait area”.
