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i'm helena humphrey. good to have you with us. taiwanese voters have chosen william lai as their president in an historic election, cementing a path that is increasingly divergent from neighbouring china who warned voters not to vote for the doctor—turned—politican. mr lai — who represents the democratic progressive party — won 40% of the vote, beating the other two opponents by a wide margin. he's broken new ground, winning an unprecedented third consecutive presidential term for his party, but the win could also increase tensions with china who has called mr lai a troublemaker and separtist. china considers taiwan a part of its territory and has been calling for a �*peaceful reunification' but has not ruled out the use of force. in recent months, the country has ramped up its military presence on the island, heightening fears of a possible conflict. rupert wingfield—hayes has more, from the taiwanese capital,

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taiwan so cross to washington and our correspondent tom bateman. what has been the reaction so far in the united states? the has been the reaction so far in the united states?— has been the reaction so far in the united states? ,, united states? the us government has congratulated — united states? the us government has congratulated william _ united states? the us government has congratulated william lai _ united states? the us government has congratulated william lai on _ united states? the us government has congratulated william lai on his - congratulated william lai on his victory but has restated and reiterated its long—standing policy that it does not support the independence of taiwan from china. that matters because i think it's meant as a message of reassurance to beijing. it is the unofficial long—standing policy of support for taiwan that has come from the us that beijing is so wary of and worried about. the importance of thatis worried about. the importance of that is because the united states has, for many years, sold weapons to the taiwanese and the chinese have never ruled out the use of force for the eventual reunification of taiwan

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will be a lot of eyes on the policy towards taiwan and lawmakers will ask if enough visible support is being given. next week, the us will send an unofficial delegation to taipei. these are former administration officials, not people currently in office, what is exactly that kind of thing that really grates on the chinese. we saw back in 2022 of nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, visit taiwan which led to the chinese carrying out a live fire military drill in the strait of taiwan so there will be a lot of eyes on what the us and the chinese are going to do in the weeks to come. well, let's get more on the view from china. the chinese communist party has never ruled taiwan, but claims the self—governing island is part of its territory. our china correspondent laura bicker has more on china's reaction to the election results.

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china warned the people of taiwan not to vote for this man. they said he is a troublemaker who will take the island closer to war. well, tonight they have given their answer — by electing him their new president. speaking to the international media following his victory, president—elect lai was quick to offer beijing an olive branch. translation: over the last eight years we have tried - continuously to extend goodwill. unfortunately, china has not responded to these gestures. we hope in the future china will realise peace serves the interests of both sides. it's not just it's notjust the democratic it's not just the democratic system that sets the country apart. it became the first country in asia to legalise same—sex marriage. this

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which has labelled him a troublemaker and a "dangerous separatist". in his victory speech, he pledged to use dialogue instead of confrontation in exchanges with china and said he hoped beijing understood that peace will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and it opposes separatist activities. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from taipei. onto stage comes the man who will now be taiwan's next president. in the end, william lai won the election by a larger margin than expected. china's campaign to intimidate voters here not to choose him failed. his supporters say, if anything, it had the opposite effect.

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china is refusing to acknowledge the results of taiwan's presidential election. we've had two statements, one from the ministry of foreign affairs and the other from beijing's taiwan affairs office. it says that the democratic progressive party cannot represent the mainstream public opinion on the island of taiwan and it ends with the strong words, "they cannot stop the unstoppable trend of the eventual reunification of the motherland." for the last ten years, president xi jinping has sold china this vision of a strong, unified china with taiwan and he has not ruled out the use of force if necessary. his tactics have become ever more aggressive, sending warships and militaryjets around the taiwan strait repeatedly. but many people are now asking, what does he do now? because a third term for the dpp would suggest that president xi

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around waters near china. so i think it would be wary of any increased aggression. but let's see what happens over the next few months before william lai is inaugurated in taiwan. prime minister benjamin netanyahu has declared in a televised address that nothing will stop israel pursuing the war in gaza, including the international court ofjustice in the hague. for two days this week, the un's highest court heard a case lodged by south africa alleging that israel was committing genocide against the palestinians. that is something that israel strongly denies. this is what prime minister netanyahu said about that. translation: no-one will stop us, not the hague, not the axis - of evil and no—one else. the hypocritical attack at the hague

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to china, as they put it. equally, the us has never ruled out military action... we now enter a period of extended uncertainty while everyone watches to see how beijing will respond to the victory william lai —— victory of william lai but as president biden enters a presidential election year with two crises still raging, conflicts going on in the middle east and ukraine, the last thing he will want its further aggravation with china over the continuing flashpoint of taiwan. could you explain why this result isn'tjust could you explain why this result isn't just about taiwan, why it matters so much to the united states? it matters so much to the united states? . , , u, , ., matters so much to the united states? . , , , ., ., states? it matters because china and the us are key _ states? it matters because china and the us are key rivals, _ states? it matters because china and the us are key rivals, but _ states? it matters because china and the us are key rivals, but at - states? it matters because china and the us are key rivals, but at the - the us are key rivals, but at the same time, their economies have

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