Taiwan condemns ‘fallacious’ Chinese comments on election

Ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te emerged victorious in Taiwan”s presidential election (Chiang Ying-ying/AP)

Taiwan has condemned what it said were “fallacious comments” by China following the self-governing island’s presidential and parliamentary election on Saturday.

The verbal sparring did not bode well for the future of Taiwan’s relations with China under the winner, president-elect Lai Ching-te, also known as William Lai, or for China’s relations with the United States.