Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Taiwan's unification with the mainland was inevitable and separatists "would be unclean for 10,000 years".

"The 'One China' policy will not change in any way because of the local election in Taiwan," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in Zimbabwe yesterday, after she was re-elected. Taiwan leader.

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke at a press conference in Harare, Zimbabwe on January 12 Photo: AP

Wang said that Thai's victory in Taiwan's election will not change the island's "unification process" with mainland China.

"The consolidation and unification of China through the Taiwan Strait is inevitable. Going against that trend will inevitably lead to a dead end. All separatists will be defiled for 10,000 years," Wang said. say more.

Ms. Thai, a member of the Dan Progress Party (DPP), was re-elected on January 11 as Taiwan's leader with 8.2 million votes, equal to 57% of the valid votes, an increase of 1.3 million compared to the winning time. In 2016, Mr. Korea Du, a rival of the Nationalist Party (KMT), has a pro-Beijing stance, winning 39% of the vote.

In a statement announcing the victory, Thai said that Beijing must abandon the threat of force against Taipei and that the island will not give in. However, she seems to imply that she will not try to provoke the mainland government by saying that Taiwan wants to be a "partner" with surrounding areas, not their "problem".

Chinese state media accused the DPP of "dirty tactics" of making the KMT lose, adding that this was not a "normal election" and "the dark outside forces". Which one is responsible for the result.

Wang also objected to senior officials from the United States, Britain and Japan congratulating Ms Thai's victory and urged the international community to respect the "One China" policy, restricting contact with leaders. Taiwan.

China always considers Taiwan and its territory to wait for reunification, even by force if necessary. The fact that Ms. Thai, who did not recognize the "One China" policy, came to power in 2016, straining cross-strait relations.