'Taiwan is integral part of China', says Russia after Lai Ching-te's win

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova was commenting after Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him.

Moscow: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday that Moscow continued to view Taiwan as an integral part of China.

Zakharova, who set out Russia's stance in a statement, was commenting after Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him.