beijing, jan. 11 (xinhua) -- democratic progressive party (*) candidate tsai ing-wen won *'s leadership election on saturday, according to the island's election commission.
as people of insight and the media on the island have said, this is obviously not a normal election. tsai and the * used dirty tactics such as cheating, repression and intimidation to get votes, fully exposing their selfish, greedy and evil nature.
anti-china political forces in the west openly intervened in *'s elections and supported tsai in order to contain the chinese mainland and to pr*nt the two sides of the * strait from getting closer.
tsai's re-election is no doubt a d*lopment that deeply worries people who hope for peace and sta*lity across the * strait and for the peaceful d*lopment of cross-strait relations.
this temporary counter-current is just a bubble under the tide of the times. the basic pattern of cross-strait relations will not change because of an election. whether it is to curb "* independence" secessionist activities or to benefit * compatriots, the mainland has a full "policy toolbox".
the mainland will continue to steer the d*lopment of cross-strait relations with a high degree of strategic confidence and resolve.
the mainland will, with firm determination and full capacity, safeguard national sovereignty and territorial integrity, maintain sta*lity across the strait and protect the interests and wellbeing of compatriots on both sides of the strait.
the tide of the times -- the cross-strait situation moving toward peace and sta*lity and cross-strait relations continuing to move forward -- cannot be stopped by any force or anyone. the historical trend toward a stronger china, national rejuvenation, and reunification cannot be stopped by any force or anyone. "* independence" goes against the tide of history, and it is a path to nowhere.
tsai and the * must be aware that they should not act willfully because of a fluke, and that obstinately holding on to illusions will only accelerate their descent into disillusion.
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