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.
40% is not a majority.
You’re right, its a plurality. I misspoke.
Still doesn’t change any of the rest of what I said.
Hey at least I can admit and own up to a mistake!
Also worth noting, the TPP candidate, incumbent and now former President Ken Wen-je, is in favor of the status quo with China, in terms of their governmental influence/dominion, meaning continued independent governance when it comes to sovereignty, though this does mean significant economic partnership, in uh, economic terms.
So that’s actually roughly 65% of Taiwanese voting for a President that seem to not want Taiwan to become a part of China.
Which would be… a majority.
Damn near a super majority, as us filthy consumeristic and vapid Americans might say.
To actually attempt to venture into the Narrative Construction Zone, one might say that despite one major party in Taiwan with close positions and ties to the Chines Government itself, the momentum seems to be in favor of moving toward /less/ interference from/subservience to/ integration with China, especially where matters of sovereignty are concerned.
Shows how little you understand. KMT wants the status quo, TPP wants to engage China.
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!
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.
We’re really pulling mansplaining out of nowhere when you don’t even know their gender? Super weird.