in fact, beijing even warned it was a choice between war and peace, prosperity and decline, but the majority of those who turned out for this taiwanese presidential election said they want to stand firm with the taiwanese identity and not the be reabsorbed by rulers in beijing who have never controlled them. snow rarely falls on the taiwanese capital, but on in night a blizzard of confetti. thunderous applause on the winning side. on the losing side, calls for unity as taipei braces for beijing's brewing storm. >> the most important part for me is our relationship with china and we've been bullied like for years on end and i just can't stand kneeling down to their demands and their meddling with our elections. >> reporter: to say china did not want this result is the understatement of the month, maybe the year. china despises taiwan's

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