China will firmly oppose any actions aimed at promoting Taiwan’s independence and interference by external forces in the country’s internal affairs, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office Chen Binhua said on Saturday, commenting on the results of the island’s elections.
Earlier in the day, the Taiwanese Central Election Commission named Lai Ching-te, the candidate from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the winner of the regional leader’s election as he secured 40.05% of the vote. The DPP itself, however, lost 11 seats in the Legislative Yuan, the island’s parliament, as a result of the elections.
“We will adhere to the 1992 consensus, which embodies the One China principle, and firmly oppose separatist actions aimed at achieving Taiwan’s independence, as well as interference by external forces,” Chen told a briefing.
