- Click to share on Facebook (Opens in a new window)
- Click to share on Twitter (Opens in a new window)
- Click here to share on LinkedIn (Opens in a new window)
- Click to email a friend (Opens in a new window)
Taiwanese will elect a new president 3:16
(CNN) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the Taiwan electorate for putting "democratic values" into practice after obtaining more than 57% of the vote on Saturday.
At a press conference to the international media, Tsai discussed tensions with China over Taiwan's sovereignty by saying that Taiwan was willing to compromise with China, but that China must respect the voice of Taiwan's voters. "The results of these elections have an additional meaning because they have shown that when our sovereignty and democracy are threatened, the Taiwanese people will shout our determination, even louder," said Tsai.
- LOOK: Taiwanese go to the polls to elect a new president
Tsai also asked China to abandon force threats against Taiwan and that all countries should consider Taiwan "a partner, not a problem."
President Tsai Ing-wen gestures on stage during a rally on Wednesday, January 8 in Taoyuan, Taiwan, before the presidential elections on Saturday.
With more than 99% of the votes counted by the Taiwan Central Election Commission, Tsai's 8 million votes exceed Ma Ying-jeou's previous record of 7,658,724 votes in 2008. Han Kuo-yu received more than 5, 4 million votes and James Soong received more than 600,000 votes in Saturday's vote.
Taiwan
