will benefit both sides. china says reunification with taiwan is still inevitable despite the vote, and mr lai s victory will not change the basic landscape of cross strait relations. my colleague, steve lai, has been following the day s events in taipei. polling began at 8am and it closed at lipm. eight hours is all it took, and four hours of counting, and we have a winner already. it s been quite a fascinating thing to watch and to be a part of, i have to say. let s cross now, though, to shaimaa khalil, because she is at the dpp headquarters and she s been listening to william lai make his victory speech. shaimaa, tell us more about what he said. william lai, the now president elect, has thanked people for turning out, thanked the supporters for voting for the dpp and giving them that record third term in power. but he was also very robust on the stance with china. he said it s his responsibility to maintain safety across the taiwan strait, but also he vowed